Definitions for Galactic
gəˈlæk tɪkga·lac·tic

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1. galacticadjective

   of or relating to a galaxy (especially our galaxy the Milky Way)

   "the galactic plane"

2. astronomic, astronomical, galacticadjective

   inconceivably large

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1. galacticadjective

   Of or pertaining to milk, or the secretion of milk.

2. galacticadjective

   Relating to a galaxy.

3. galacticadjective

   Enormous (in size or impact).

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1. Galactic

   Galactic is an American jam band from New Orleans, Louisiana.

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1. Galacticadjective

   of or pertaining to milk; got from milk; as, galactic acid

2. Galacticadjective

   of or pertaining to the galaxy or Milky Way

3. Etymology: [Gr. milky, fr. , , milk. See Galaxy, and cf. Lactic.]

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1. Galactic

   Galactic is a funk and jazz jam band from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.

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1. Galactic

   ga-lak′tik, adj. pertaining to or obtained from milk: (astron.) pertaining to the Milky-Way.—ns. Galac′tagogue, a medicine which promotes the secretion of milk; Galac′tia, a morbid flow or deficiency of milk; Galac′tin, lactose; Galactom′eter, an instrument for finding the quality of milk by indicating its specific gravity; Galactoph′agist, one who lives on milk.—adjs. Galactoph′agous, living on milk; Galactoph′orous, milk-carrying; Galactopoiet′ic, milk-producing.—n. Galactorrhœ′a, a too abundant flow of milk. [Gr. gala, galaktos, milk.]

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1. galactic

   Relating to a galaxy.

   The galactic satellites work efficiently and show amazing pictures of the galaxy that us human beings love to see.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on April 22, 2020  

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1. galactic

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How to pronounce Galactic?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Galactic in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Galactic in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of Galactic in a Sentence

1. Jeff Bezos:

   We've always had as our mission that we wanted to fly above the Karman Line, because we didn't want there to be any asterisks next to your name about whether you're an astronaut or not, that's something [ Virgin Galactic is ] going to have to address, in my opinion.

2. George Whitesides:

   That's what Virgin Galactic tourism customers want, to capture that whole experience [ using installed cameras ] was really a challenging but, I think, [ an ] effectively done design problem.

3. Coryn Bailer-Jones:

   I think, in general, it is hard to associate a particular comet with a particular star, we must also consider the contribution of the galactic background potential, which is essentially the influence of all the other much more distant, but also much more numerous, stars in the galaxy.

4. Barbara Ehrenreich:

   In sci-fi convention, life-forms that hadn't developed space travel were mere prehistory -- horse-shoe crabs of the cosmic scene -- and something of the humiliation of being stuck on a provincial planet in a galactic backwater has stayed with me ever since.

5. Richard Branson:

   You've got to remember Virgin Galactic has people on every spaceflight... The fact that I'm willing to fly with those people shows confidence, i think the least the founder of Virgin Galactic can do is go up there and fly with his people.

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