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Definitions: Galactic |
GalacticAdjective1. Of or relating to a galaxy (especially our galaxy the Milky Way); "the galactic plane". 2. Inconceivably large. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Etymology: Galactic \Ga*lac"tic\, adjective. [Greek expression milky, from milk. See Galaxy, and compare to Lactic.]. (Websters 1913) |
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Aerospace | 1. Pertaining to our galaxy, the Milky Way.2. Pertaining to the galactic system of coordinates, as galactic latitude. (references) |
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Synonyms: GalacticSynonyms: astronomic (adj), astronomical (adj). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
World | Heavenly bodies, stars, asteroids; nebulae; galaxy, milky way, galactic circle, via lactea, ame no kawa. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Galactic |
| English words defined with "galactic": Galactic circle, Galactic poles. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "galactic": active galactic nuclei, active galactic nucleus ♦ celestial coordinates, cosmic radio waves, cosmic rays ♦ FORBUSH DECREASE ♦ galactic equator, Galactic Exoplanet Survey Telescope, galactic halo, galactic noise, galactic pole, galactic radiation, galactic radio waves ♦ pole of the Milky Way. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "galactic": lactic. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Galactic" is also a word in the following language with the English translation in parentheses. Romanian (galactic). |
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Screenplays | You mean you got the Galactic Trig to set up an 800 light year transporter beam just because you changed your mind? (The Tomorrow People; writing credit: Brian Finch) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Galactic Gigolo (1988) | |
Song Titles | Denny's Village Rundown (performing artist: Galactic) Hamps Hump (performing artist: Galactic) Meter Maid (performing artist: Galactic) | |
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 | In this stunning picture of the giant galactic nebula NGC 3603, the Hubble telescope's crisp ...Credit: NASA. |  | Astronomers have obtained an unprecedented look at the nearest example of galactic cannibalism ...Credit: NASA. |
 | Studying galactic interactions is like sifting through the forensic evidence at a crime ...Credit: NASA. |  | The energy source needed to create and maintain the galactic jet in galaxy PKS 0521-36 is ...Credit: NASA. |
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy | Douglas Adams | Only six people in the Galaxy knew that the job of the Galactic President was not to wield power but to attract attention away from it. Zaphod Beeblebrox was amazingly good at his job. |
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| "Galactic" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 95.76% of the time. "Galactic" is used about 118 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 95.76% | 113 | 30,464 |
| Noun (proper) | 3.39% | 4 | 175,879 |
| Noun (singular) | 0.85% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 118 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "galactic": active galactic nucleus ♦ galactic circle ♦ galactic distance ♦ galactic equator ♦ Galactic Exoplanet Survey Telescope ♦ galactic noise ♦ galactic pole ♦ Galactic poles ♦ galactic radiation ♦ galactic system. Additional references. | |
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Ending with "galactic": inter-galactic. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
civilization galactic | 484 |
galactic | 296 |
galactic battleground | 173 |
cheat civilization galactic | 107 |
battleground cheat galactic | 67 |
galactic empire | 39 |
galactic conquest | 37 |
star war galactic | 26 |
galactic federation | 25 |
civ galactic | 24 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "galactic"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | galaktik. (various references) | |
Arabic | مجرى خاص بالمجرة. (various references) | |
Bulgarian | галатичен. (various references) | |
Chinese | 太空星群. (various references) | |
Czech | mléèný (frosted, lactescent, lactic, milky). (various references) | |
Danish | galaktisk stråling (galactic radiation), galaktisk støj (cosmic noise, extraterrestrial noise, galactic noise), galaktisk radiostråling (galactic radio emission), galaktisk pol (galactic pole), galaktisk plan (plane of the galactic equator), galaktisk partikel (galactic cosmic particle, galactic particle), galaktisk kosmisk stråling (galactic cosmic radiation, galactic cosmic rays, galactic radiation), galaktisk baggrundsstoej (background galactic noise, galactic background noise), galaktisk baggrundsemission (galactic background emission), galaktisk ækvator (galactic equator), galaksetåge (galactic nebula), interstellar sky (galactic cloud). (various references) | |
Dutch | melkweg-, galactisch. (various references) | |
Esperanto | galaksia. (various references) | |
Finnish | galaktinen taustakohina (background galactic noise, galactic background noise), galaktinen napa (galactic pole), galaktinen kosminen säteily (galactic cosmic radiation, galactic cosmic rays, galactic radiation), galaktinen kosminen hiukkanen (galactic cosmic particle, galactic particle). (various references) | |
French | galactique. (various references) | |
German | galaktisch, Milchstraßen. (various references) | |
Greek | γαλακτικόσ (lactic), γαλαξιακόσ, γαλαξία. (various references) | |
Hungarian | tejúti. (various references) | |
Italian | galattico. (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 銀経 (galactic longitude). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | ぎ"けい (galactic longitude). (various references) | |
Manx | galactagh, bluight (king cup, lacteal, lactiferous), bainnagh (lactic). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | alacticgay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | galáctico, lácteo (lactescent, milky), de gala. (various references) | |
Romanian | galactic, referitor la galaxie. (various references) | |
Russian | галактический. (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | galaktički. (various references) | |
Spanish | galáctico, lácteo (dairy, lacteal, milk, milky). (various references) | |
Swedish | galaktisk. (various references) | |
Thai | เกี่ยวกับกาแล็กซี่. (various references) | |
Turkish | galaktik, galaksi ile ilgili, samanyolu ile ilgili, süt (foster-, galacto-, lactic, milk). (various references) | |
Turkmen | galaktika (r). (various references) | |
Ukranian | галактичний. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words ending with "galactic": extragalactic, intergalactic, intragalactic, metagalactic. (additional references) | |
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"Galactic" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: agalactia, galact, Galacte, galactica, galactix, galatai, galatic, Galeotti, Galiotti, Gallachio, Gallacio, gallactic, Galucci. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "galactic" (pronounced gula"ktik) |
| 8 | g u l a" k t i k | extragalactic. |
| 7 | -u l a" k t i k | prophylactic. |
| 6 | -l a" k t i k | lactic. |
| 5 | -a" k t i k | anticlimactic, chiropractic, climactic, didactic, tactic. |
| 4 | -k t i k | Antarctic, apoplectic, arctic, dialectic, eclectic, hectic, pectic. |
| 3 | -t i k | acetic, acoustic, acrobatic, aerobatic, aesthetic, agnostic, alphabetic, altruistic, amniotic, anachronistic, analytic, anesthetic, antagonistic, antibiotic, antic, antiseptic, aortic, apathetic, apocalyptic, apologetic, aquatic, aristocratic, arithmetic, aromatic, arthritic, artistic, ascetic, asthmatic, astronautic, asymptomatic, atavistic, atheistic, athletic, attic, authentic, autistic, autocratic, automatic, axiomatic, ballistic, bombastic, bureaucratic, capitalistic, catalytic, cathartic, caustic, chaotic, characteristic, charismatic, chauvinistic, cinematic, climatic, coloristic, cosmetic, critic, cryptic, cultic, cystic, democratic, dendritic, despotic, deterministic, diabetic, diagnostic, diagrammatic, diamagnetic, dietetic, diplomatic, diuretic, dogmatic, domestic, dramatic, drastic, drumstick, dualistic, dynastic, ecclesiastic, ecliptic, ecstatic, elastic, electrolytic, electromagnetic, electrostatic, emblematic, emetic, empathetic, emphatic, energetic, enigmatic, enthusiastic, enzymatic, epigenetic, epileptic, erotic, erratic, euphemistic, evangelistic, exotic, expressionistic, fanatic, fantastic, fatalistic, ferromagnetic, feudalistic, fiberoptic, frantic, frenetic, futuristic, genetic, geomagnetic, gigantic, granitic, gymnastic, halophytic, hedonistic, hemolytic, hepatic, heretic, hermaphroditic, holistic, homeostatic, homiletic, humanistic, hyperkinetic, hypnotic, iconoclastic, idealistic, idiomatic, idiosyncratic, idiotic, imperialistic, impressionistic, individualistic, inelastic, interscholastic, jingoistic, journalistic, kinesthetic, kinetic, legalistic, linguistic, logistic, lymphatic, magnetic, majestic, masochistic, materialistic, mathematic, mechanistic, melodramatic, militaristic, monastic, monochromatic, monopolistic, moralistic, mystic, narcissistic, narcotic, nationalistic, naturalistic, neritic, neurotic, novelistic, numismatic, oligopolistic, onomastic, operatic, opportunistic, optic, optimistic, orthodontic, pancreatic, pantheistic, paralytic, paramagnetic, parasitic, parasympathetic, parthenogenetic, paternalistic, pathetic, patriotic, patristic, pedantic, peptic, peripatetic, pessimistic, phonetic, phosphatic, plastic, pluralistic, pneumatic, poetic, polytheistic, porphyritic, posttraumatic, pragmatic, primitivistic, prismatic, problematic, programmatic, propagandistic, prophetic, prostatic, prosthetic, psychoanalytic, psychosomatic, psychotherapeutic, psychotic, puristic, quixotic, realistic, relativistic, rheumatic, ritualistic, robotic, romantic, rustic, sadistic, sarcastic, schematic, scholastic, semantic, semiautomatic, semiotic, sensationalistic, septic, simplistic, skeptic, socialistic, static, statistic, stylistic, surrealistic, sycophantic, symbiotic, sympathetic, symptomatic, synergistic, synthetic, systematic, technocratic, terroristic, thematic, theocratic, therapeutic, thermoplastic, thrombolytic, transatlantic, traumatic, triptych, unapologetic, unauthentic, uncharacteristic, undemocratic, undiplomatic, unenthusiastic, unpatriotic, unrealistic, unsympathetic, voyeuristic. |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-c-c-g-i-l-t" | |
-2 letters: alcaic, cicala, lactic. | |
-3 letters: cacti, taiga, tical. | |
-4 letters: acta, alga, alit, caca, clag, clit, gait, gala, gilt, glia, laic, lati, tail, tala, talc, tali. | |
-5 letters: aal, act, aga, ail, ait, ala, alt, cat, cig, gal, gat, git, lac, lag, lat, lit, tag, tic, til. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-a-c-c-g-i-l-t" | |
+2 letters: catcalling. | |
+3 letters: acclimating, calculating, categorical. | |
+4 letters: accelerating, accumulating, galactosemic, metagalactic, scatological, tragicomical. | |
+5 letters: acclimatising, acclimatizing, acculturating, autecological, calculatingly, categorically, extragalactic, intergalactic, intragalactic, recalculating, uncalculating. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)47 61 6C 61 63 74 69 63 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)--. .- .-.. .- -.-. - .. -.-. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000111 01100001 01101100 01100001 01100011 01110100 01101001 01100011 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)G a l a c t i c |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0047 0061 006C 0061 0063 0074 0069 0063 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)4167786769867569 |
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