galactic
English
/ɡəˈlæktɪk/
adj
Definitions
- (medicine) Of or pertaining to milk, or the secretion of milk.
- Relating to a galaxy.
- (figuratively) Enormous (in size or impact).
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek γαλακτικός (milky).
Origin
Ancient Greek
γαλακτικός
Gloss
milky
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- anagalactic English
- antigalactic English
- apogalactic English
- circumgalactic English
- exogalactic English
- extragalactic English
- extragalactic background light English
- galactic habitable zone English
- galactically English
- habitable zone English
- intergalactic English
- intergalactically English
- intragalactic English
- metagalactic English
- multigalactic English
- non-galactic English
- nongalactic English
- pangalactic English
- perigalactic English
- pregalactic English
- protogalactic English
- subgalactic English
- supergalactic English
- transgalactic English
- galáctico Spanish, Castilian
- γαλακτικός Ancient Greek
- pregalactic
- nongalactic
- subgalactic
- apogalactic
- anagalactic
- pangalactic
- exogalactic
- metagalactic
- galactically
- antigalactic
- perigalactic
- non-galactic
- transgalactic
- intergalactic
- intragalactic
- protogalactic
- supergalactic
- multigalactic
- extragalactic
- circumgalactic
- habitable zone
- intergalactically
- galactic habitable zone
- extragalactic background light