galactic pole

noun Astronomy.

either of the two opposite points on the celestial sphere that are farthest north and south of the Milky Way.

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Nearby words

galactic longitude, galactic nebula, galactic noise, galactic nucleus, galactic plane, galactic pole, galactic poles, galactic year, galactico, galactin, galacto-

Origin of galactic pole

First recorded in 1840–50

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