submillimeter galaxy (English, noun)
expansion: submillimeter galaxy (plural submillimeter galaxies)
Senses:
topics: astronomy
natural-sciences
glosses: A type of starburst galaxy that primarily emits radiation in the sub-mm/T-hertz range. Due to the extreme dustiness of the galaxy, they are visible mostly in infrared emissions at their redshift, which are subsequently redshifted into the submm/THz range by Hubble expansion.
Forms:
form: submillimeter galaxies
tags: plural
form: submillimetre galaxy
tags: alternative