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Galactic adj.

Of or pertaining to milk; got from milk; as, galactic acid.

Of or pertaining to the galaxy or Milky Way.

Galactic circle (Astron.), the great circle of the heavens, to which the course of the galaxy most nearly conforms.

Galactic poles, the poles of the galactic circle.

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Etymology of 'Galactic'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Galactic" Quotes from Famous Books

... to another of the galactic nebulae," said Morey, looking out into the almost unbroken night of intergalactic space. Only here and there could they see a star, separated from its nearest neighbor by thousands of light years ...

— Islands of Space • John W Campbell

... But some odd streak of restlessness had always led him to apply for the rim runs, the very first flights to newly opened worlds. Outside of the survey men, there were few qualified pilots of his seniority who possessed such a wide and varied knowledge of the galactic frontiers. ...

— Star Hunter • Andre Alice Norton

... histories of ten thousand races into a text concise enough to fit into a single volume had been a task of unprecedented proportions. There had been times when the Galactic Historian had doubted whether even his renowned abilities were up to the assignment that the Galactic Board of Education had so lightly tossed his way, times when he had thrown up his hands—all five of them—in despair. But at last the completed manuscript lay before him on his desk with nothing ...

— Collector's Item • Robert F. Young

Words linked to "Galactic" : astronomical, big