Active galactic nucleus

Noun

Definitions

1.NounA compact region at the center of a galaxy that has a much higher than normal luminosity over at least some portion of the (measurable) electromagnetic spectrum.

Synonyms

active galaxy magnetoid local bubble hypernucleus fermi bubble atomic nucleus starburst galaxy galaxy filament outflow extragalactic background light active gravitational mass halo nucleus

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