dwarf galaxy
noun1
Astronomy, Natural sciences Any galaxy, considerably smaller than the Milky Way, that has only several billions of stars.
- Related terms
- giant galaxy
- Hypernyms
- galaxy
- Hyponyms
- blue compact dwarf galaxy, dwarf elliptical galaxy, dwarf irregular galaxy, dwarf spheroidal galaxy, dwarf spiral galaxy, ultra-compact dwarf galaxy, ultra-faint dwarf galaxy