pseudobulge

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

pseudo- +‎ bulge

Noun[edit]

pseudobulge (plural pseudobulges)

  1. (astronomy) A morphological feature of some spiral galaxies that appears similar to a conventional galaxy bulge, but with internal dynamics that are dominated by rotation rather than random motions.