Definitions for galactic
gəˈlæk tɪkga·lac·tic

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.5 / 4 votes

1. galacticadjective

   of or relating to a galaxy (especially our galaxy the Milky Way)

   "the galactic plane"

2. astronomic, astronomical, galacticadjective

   inconceivably large

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1. galacticadjective

   Of or pertaining to milk, or the secretion of milk.

2. galacticadjective

   Relating to a galaxy.

3. galacticadjective

   Enormous (in size or impact).

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1. Galactic

   Galactic is an American jam band from New Orleans, Louisiana.

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1. galactic

   Galactic generally refers to anything related to a galaxy, particularly, the Milky Way galaxy, which is our home galaxy. This term can be associated with astronomical objects, events, or phenomena that occur in or originate from a galaxy. It can also refer to a large scale or immense scope in colloquial usage.

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1. Galacticadjective

   of or pertaining to milk; got from milk; as, galactic acid

2. Galacticadjective

   of or pertaining to the galaxy or Milky Way

3. Etymology: [Gr. milky, fr. , , milk. See Galaxy, and cf. Lactic.]

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1. Galactic

   Galactic is a funk and jazz jam band from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.

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1. Galactic

   ga-lak′tik, adj. pertaining to or obtained from milk: (astron.) pertaining to the Milky-Way.—ns. Galac′tagogue, a medicine which promotes the secretion of milk; Galac′tia, a morbid flow or deficiency of milk; Galac′tin, lactose; Galactom′eter, an instrument for finding the quality of milk by indicating its specific gravity; Galactoph′agist, one who lives on milk.—adjs. Galactoph′agous, living on milk; Galactoph′orous, milk-carrying; Galactopoiet′ic, milk-producing.—n. Galactorrhœ′a, a too abundant flow of milk. [Gr. gala, galaktos, milk.]

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1. galactic

   Relating to a galaxy.

   The galactic satellites work efficiently and show amazing pictures of the galaxy that us human beings love to see.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on April 22, 2020  

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1. galactic

   Song lyrics by galactic -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by galactic on the Lyrics.com website.

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How to pronounce galactic?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of galactic in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of galactic in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of galactic in a Sentence

1. David Sweeney:

   These compact remnants of dead stars show a fundamentally different distribution and structure to the visible galaxy, the ‘height’ of the galactic underworld is over three times larger in the Milky Way itself. And an amazing 30 percent of objects have been completely ejected from the galaxy.

2. Wendy Freedman:

   The GMT will herald the beginning of a new era in astronomy. The GMT will reveal the first objects to emit light in the universe, explore the mysteries of dark energy and dark matter, and identify potentially habitable planets in the Earth's galactic neighborhood, the decision by the GMTO partner institutions to start construction is a crucial milestone on our journey to making these amazing discoveries using state-of-the-art science, technology and engineering.

3. Audrey Powers:

   When you had Virgin Galactic and Blue Origin basically get up there and take civilians into space – and it might have only been an 11-minute ride, but you think about what could happen, there's so many ambitious goals that are coming out of these programs, and Time Magazine named Elon Musk the man of the year. And it's not just because of electric vehicles. … I think that it's much more about the vision and the pioneer spirit and the next frontier, which is space.

4. Edward Stone:

   We also have galactic cosmic rays, which are out in the interstellar space trying to flow in, and some of them, only about 30 percent of what's outside, can actually reach Earth.

5. Gabriele Ponti:

   The chimneys are the exhaust pipes connecting the activity of the galactic center with the Fermi bubbles.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=galactic
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Galactic
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galactic
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/galactic
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=galactic
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=galactic
8. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=galactic