lenticular galaxy

== English == === Noun === lenticular galaxy (plural lenticular galaxies) (astronomy) A galaxy that, like spiral galaxies, has a flat galactic disc, but which has lost most of its interstellar matter and therefore has no spirals; considered a transitional form between spirals and elliptical galaxies. ==== Synonyms ==== S0, SA0 ==== Derived terms ==== barred lenticular galaxy ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== elliptical galaxy spiral galaxy barred spiral galaxy irregular galaxy