intragalactic

English

Etymology

From intra- +‎ galactic.

Adjective

intragalactic (not comparable)

  1. Occurring between two or more points within a galaxy.
    2006 John C. Hodge, "Scalar potential model of redshift and discrete redshift" arXiv
    • The morphology-radius and the intragalactic medium cluster observations support the movement of matter from Source galaxies to Sink galaxies.
    2011 Tilmann Piffl, Mary Williams, Matthias Steinmetz, "Kinematics in galactic tidal tails - A source for Hypervelocity stars?" arXiv
    • Generally tidal collisions of satellite galaxy produce stars which escape into the intragalactic space even if the satellite itself is on a bound orbit.
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