Galactic
Pronunciation : Ga*lac"tic
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [Gr. Galaxy, and cf. Lactic.]
Definition : 1. Of or pertaining to milk; got from milk; as, galactic acid.
2. Of or pertaining to the galaxy or Milky Way. Galactic circle (Astron.), the great circle of the heavens, to which the course of the galaxy most nearly conforms. Herschel. -- Galactic poles, the poles of the galactic circle.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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