flocculent spiral galaxy

English

Noun

flocculent spiral galaxy (plural flocculent spiral galaxies)

  1. (astronomy) a spiral galaxy with discontinuous spiral arms

Synonyms

Antonyms

  • grand design spiral galaxy

Hyponyms

  • multi-arm spiral galaxy

See also

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