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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Origin of galactic pole

First recorded in 1840–50

Words nearby galactic pole

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