galactic
pronunciation
How to pronounce galactic in British English:
UK [gəˈlæktɪk]
How to pronounce galactic in American English:
US [ɡəˈlæktɪk]
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- Adjective:
- of or relating to a galaxy (especially our galaxy the Milky Way)
- inconceivably large
Word Origin
- galactic (adj.)
- 1839, "of the Milky Way, of the bright band of stars around the night sky," from Late Latin galacticus, from galaxias (see galaxy). In modern scientific sense "pertaining to (our) galaxy," from 1849. From 1844 as "of or pertaining to milk."
Example
- 1. And , virgin galactic is also looking beyond tourism .
- 2. Black hole mass increases with galactic bulge mass .
- 3. And they brought the galactic armada ?
- 4. Test flights have already begun on virgin galactic 's mothership , while the spaceship will begin test flights in four months , mr whitehorn said .
- 5. Sir richard branson 's virgin galactic is also preparing to send paying tourists on voyages into space .