jellyfish galaxy (English, noun)
expansion: jellyfish galaxy (plural jellyfish galaxies)
Senses:
qualifier: galaxies
glosses: a type of galaxy created by ram pressure stripping the interstellar gas from a galaxy by the high temperature higher pressure intracluster medium, forming long tendrils of concentrated gas trailing behind the galaxy, which form nebulae and new stars, giving the appearance of celestial jellyfish
Forms:
form: jellyfish galaxies
tags: plural