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-, galactoid