radio galaxy

noun

: a galaxy that is a powerful source of radio waves

Examples of radio galaxy in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web With jets both in the plane of the school and with one directed at us, this galaxy was reclassified as a radio galaxy with a blazar at its center. Julia Musto, Fox News, 1 Apr. 2023 Located more than 656 million light-years away, it is now classified as a giant radio galaxy that has a blazar in its core. Julia Musto, Fox News, 1 Apr. 2023 It was previously classified as a radio galaxy, but the new research released in March has revealed otherwise. Julia Musto, Fox News, 1 Apr. 2023 The galaxy, which is named Alcyoneus, is a giant radio galaxy. Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 19 Feb. 2022 MeerKAT is already trying to find similarly gargantuan filaments in other radio galaxies. Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 16 Apr. 2020

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Word History

First Known Use

1959, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of radio galaxy was in 1959

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“Radio galaxy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/radio%20galaxy. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.

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