antigalaxy

C2+ Topic:Science & Research
US /ˌæn.tiˈɡæl.ək.si/ UK /ˌæn.tiˈɡæl.ək.si/
noun

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    a hypothetical galaxy composed predominantly of antimatter rather than ordinary matter

    Astronomers have searched for radiation signatures that might reveal a distant antigalaxy.

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Synonyms
1 noun · a hypothetical galaxy... antimatter galaxy
Word family
Forms antigalaxies
Related forms antimattergalaxyantistarannihilation

Etymology

Formed from anti- + galaxy. Here anti- identifies an antimatter counterpart rather than mere opposition: a galaxy whose stars and gas would be built from antiparticles.

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