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Record 1 2007-12-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Astronomy
DEF

The flattened component of a spiral galaxy in which, together with many ordinary stars such as the Sun, lie the biggest and brightest of stars - the O stars and B stars.

Key term(s)
  • galactic disc

French

Domaine(s)
  • Astronomie
CONT

Un disque est une région des galaxies à disque, telles que les galaxies spirales ou les galaxies lenticulaires. Le disque galactique est le plan dans lequel se trouvent les spirales, les bras et les disques des galaxies à disque.

Spanish

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