galactic pole
noun Astronomy.
either of the two opposite points on the celestial sphere that are farthest north and south of the Milky Way.
Origin of galactic pole
First recorded in 1840–50
Words nearby galactic pole
galactic longitude,
galactic nebula,
galactic noise,
galactic nucleus,
galactic plane,
galactic pole,
galactic poles,
galactic year,
galactico,
galactin,
galacto-
British Dictionary definitions for galactic poles
galactic poles
pl n
the two points on the celestial sphere, diametrically opposite each other, that can be joined by an imaginary line perpendicular to the galactic plane