Laniakea
[ luh-nahy-uh-kee-uh ]
nounAstronomy.
a huge supercluster of many thousands of galaxies: the Milky Way is included in one of its three component parts.
Origin of Laniakea
12014; Hawaiian: immeasurable (or immense) heaven
- Also called Laniakea Supercluster .
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How to use Laniakea in a sentence
In the new paper, Laniakea is defined by a gravitational boundary.
Laniakea: The Milky Way’s Place in the Heavens | Matthew R. Francis | September 7, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe size and shape of Laniakea depend on the rate of cosmic expansion, which is described by the Hubble parameter.
Laniakea: The Milky Way’s Place in the Heavens | Matthew R. Francis | September 7, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
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