English

Noun

elliptical galaxy ‎(plural elliptical galaxies)

1. A galaxy having a smooth, featureless light-profile. It is one of the three main classes of galaxies originally described by Edwin Hubble in his 1936 work “The Realm of the Nebulae”.

Abbreviations

• ElG, E

Derived terms

• giant elliptical galaxy, gE
• dwarf elliptical galaxy, dE, DEG

Translations

See also

• lenticular galaxy
• dwarf spheroidal galaxy