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galactic rotation

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galactic rotation [gə′lak·tik rō′tā·shən]
(astronomy)
The rotation of the Milky Way about an axis through the center and perpendicular to the plane of the Galaxy; the rotation is apparent from the highly flattened shape and from relative stellar motion.
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