| Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary 1,767,100,589 visitors served. |
|
Dictionary/ thesaurus | Medical dictionary | Legal dictionary | Financial dictionary | Acronyms | Idioms | Encyclopedia | Wikipedia encyclopedia | ? |
Ostriker-Peebles halo |
0.01 sec. |
|
Ostriker-Peebles halo [¦äs·trīk·ər ′pēb·əlz ‚hā‚lō] (astronomy) A spherical distribution of matter of unknown nature that is postulated to exist to account for the stability of the highly flattened visible disk of the Milky Way Galaxy. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
|
| ? Mentioned in | |
|---|---|
|
| Encyclopedia |
| Free Tools: |
For surfers:
Free toolbar & extensions |
Word of the Day |
Help
For webmasters: Free content | Linking | Lookup box | Double-click lookup | Partner with us |
|---|