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galaxy

/ˈɡaləksi/ /ˈɡæləksi/

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noun

銀河, 天の川

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

Examples :

"Looking up at the night sky, Sarah could see the faint galaxy stretching across the heavens. "

夜空を見上げると、サラは天を横切るかすかな天の川を見ることができた。

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noun

銀河

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.

Examples :

"Our solar system is just one small part of the Milky Way galaxy. "

私たちの太陽系は、天の川銀河のほんの一部です。

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noun

銀河模様

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

Examples :

"The artist's painting of the night sky showed a beautiful galaxy, with swirling, semi-transparent patches of blue and purple on black. "

その画家の夜空の絵は、黒い背景に渦巻く半透明の青と紫のパッチがある美しい銀河模様を示していました。

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