galactic pole
noun Astronomy.
either of the two opposite points on the celestial sphere that are farthest north and south of the Milky Way.
Words nearby galactic pole
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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