spiral galaxy in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for spiral galaxy in the English»Italian Dictionary

spiral galaxy [Am ˈspaɪrəl ˈɡæləksi] N

spiral galaxy

galassia f a spirale

Translations for spiral galaxy in the Italian»English Dictionary

galassia a spirale

spiral galaxy

galassia a spirale

spiral galaxy

Translations for spiral galaxy in the English»Italian Dictionary

galaxy [Brit ˈɡaləksi, Am ˈɡæləksi] N ASTRON

galaxy

galassia f also fig

I.spiral [Brit ˈspʌɪr(ə)l, Am ˈspaɪrəl] N

1. spiral (shape):

spiral

spirale f also MATH AVIAT

in a spiral object, spring, curl

a spirale

2. spiral (trend):

spiral

spirale f

inflationary spiral

spirale inflazionistica

the wage-price spiral

la spirale dei prezzi e dei salari

a spiral of violence

una spirale di violenze

a downward, upward spiral

una discesa, salita a spirale

II.spiral [Brit ˈspʌɪr(ə)l, Am ˈspaɪrəl] ADJ

spiral motif, structure:

spiral

a spirale, a forma di spirale

spiral spring

molla a spirale

III.spiral <forma in -ing ecc. spiralling, spiralled Brit spiraling, spiraled Am> [Brit ˈspʌɪr(ə)l, Am ˈspaɪrəl] VB intr

1. spiral ECON:

spiral costs, interest rates etc.:

crescere, aumentare vertiginosamente

to spiral downwards

scendere vertiginosamente

2. spiral (of movement):

to spiral up(wards), down(wards) (gently)

salire, scendere a spirale

to spiral up(wards), down(wards) (rapidly)

salire a spirale, precipitare a vite

spiral galaxy in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for spiral galaxy in the English»Italian Dictionary

galaxy <-ies> [ˈgæ·lək·si] N

1. galaxy (space):

galaxy

galassia f

2. galaxy fig:

galaxy

parata f

a galaxy of film stars

una parata di star del cinema

I.spiral [ˈspaɪ·rəl] N

spiral

spirale f

II.spiral [ˈspaɪ·rəl] ADJ

spiral

a spirale

spiral staircase

scala f a chiocciola

III.spiral <-ll-, -l-> [ˈspaɪ·rəl] VB intr

1. spiral (travel in a spiral):

spiral

fare delle spirali

to spiral downwards

cadere a spirale

2. spiral:

spiral (increase)

essere in progressione costante

spiral (decrease)

essere in calo costante

to spiral out of control

aumentare in modo incontrollato

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The mission also captured a dazzling collection of snapshots, showing everything from ghostlynebulas to a spiral galaxy with huge, spidery arms.

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The center of the magnificent barred spiral galaxy reveals a stunning 2,400 light-year-wide circle of infant star clusters.

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The yellowish nucleus was once the center of a normal spiral galaxy, and the ring which currently surrounds the center is 150,000 light-year diameter.

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The face-on spiral galaxy is experiencing abnormally high rates of star formation, indicating that it is interacting with one or both members of the group.

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The Milky Way is a barred spiral galaxy with two major arms and a number of minor arms or spurs.

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