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Definition of Milky way system
1. Noun. The galaxy containing the solar system; consists of millions of stars that can be seen as a diffuse band of light stretching across the night sky.
Generic synonyms: Extragalactic Nebula, Galaxy
Terms within: Heliosphere
Member holonyms: Crux, Crux Australis, Southern Cross
Lexicographical Neighbors of Milky Way System
Literary usage of Milky way system
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Monist by Hegeler Institute (1912)
"... but that there are other similar systems outside of it and that they too whirl
on through the infinity of space, in company with our Milky Way system, ..."
2. The Visible Universe: Chapters on the Origin and Construction of the Heavens by John Ellard Gore (1893)
"He thinks that the Milky Way system includes all the stars scattered over the
celestial vault, and notes the tendency of the naked-eye stars to crowd ..."
3. The Universe and the Atom: The Ether Constitution, Creation and Structure of by Marion Erwin (1916)
"It may be observed also, that our Milky Way system has been shown to be not ...
There is strong evidence indicating that the Milky Way system is really ..."
4. Greek Thinkers: A History of Ancient Philosophy by Theodor Gomperz (1905)
"... in the crowded condition which the stars assume in our eyes owing to the
presumed lenticular shape of the Milky Way system to which the earth belongs. ..."
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