An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

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galactic plane
  هامن ِ کهکشان  
hâmon-e kahkešân
Fr.: plan galactique  

The plane in which the → disk of a → spiral galaxy, such as our → Milky Way, lies.

See also: → galactic; → plane.