Galaxy

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim The Milky Way; the apparent band of concentrated stars which appears in the night sky over earth.

   “So may thy cheekes red outweare scarlet dye, / And their white, whitenesse of the Galaxie [...].”

2. isim Any of the collections of many millions or billions of stars, galactic dust, black holes, etc. existing as independent and coherent systems, of which there are billions in the known universe.
3. isim An assemblage of things or people seen as luminous or brilliant.

   “[a] galaxy of science fiction stars.”

4. isim Any print or pattern reminiscent of a galaxy, generally consisting of blending, semiopaque patches of vibrant color on a dark background.

   “Her walls and ceiling were covered with galaxy wallpaper; it was like stepping into space.”

5. fiil To furnish with galaxies.

   “In dazzling light expands the mighty Dome: / Mirror of Heaven,—but Heaven when she doth wear / All galaxied with Stars her flashing hair!”

6. fiil To gather together into a luminous whole.

   “Let all their Vertues then be Galaxied into this one Indiſtinct Luſtre, they vvere Faithful Servants of Chriſt, and Sufferers for their being ſo.”

7. özel isim Synonym of Milky Way Galaxy (“our galaxy”).

   “See yonder, lo, the Galaxyë / Which men clepeth the Milky Wey, / For hit is whyt.”