An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics
English-French-Persian

Frequent, high speed galaxy → encounters within → galaxy clusters. Harassment can disturb the morphologies of the galaxies involved, often inducing a new → burst of star formation. Asymmetrical galaxies, → warps, → bars, and → tidal tails can all be produced through galaxy harassment.

→ galaxy; → harassment.

To disturb persistently; bother continually. → galaxy harassment.

From M.Fr. harasser "tire out, vex," possibly from O.Fr. harer "set a dog on," and perhaps blended with O.Fr. harier "to harry, draw, drag."

Sotuhidan, infinitive from sotuh, → harassed.

Subject to → harassment.

P.p. of → harass.

Sotuh "afflicted, distressed, helpless," from Mid.Pers. stô "distressed, defeated;" O.Pers. us-tav-, from us- "out, without," ultimately from *ustau- "unable, weak," from *us- "out," → ex-, + *tau- "to be able," → power.

The act or an instance of harassing. → galaxy harassment.

Verbal noun of → harass.