galactic pole
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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 nebula, galactic noise, galactic nucleus, Galactico, galactic plane, galactic pole, galactic poles, galactic year, galactin, galacto-, galactobolic
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