What's the difference between earth and galaxy?

Earth


Definition:

  • (n.) The globe or planet which we inhabit; the world, in distinction from the sun, moon, or stars. Also, this world as the dwelling place of mortals, in distinction from the dwelling place of spirits.
  • (n.) The solid materials which make up the globe, in distinction from the air or water; the dry land.
  • (n.) The softer inorganic matter composing part of the surface of the globe, in distinction from the firm rock; soil of all kinds, including gravel, clay, loam, and the like; sometimes, soil favorable to the growth of plants; the visible surface of the globe; the ground; as, loose earth; rich earth.
  • (n.) A part of this globe; a region; a country; land.
  • (n.) Worldly things, as opposed to spiritual things; the pursuits, interests, and allurements of this life.
  • (n.) The people on the globe.
  • (n.) Any earthy-looking metallic oxide, as alumina, glucina, zirconia, yttria, and thoria.
  • (n.) A similar oxide, having a slight alkaline reaction, as lime, magnesia, strontia, baryta.
  • (n.) A hole in the ground, where an animal hides himself; as, the earth of a fox.
  • (v. t.) To hide, or cause to hide, in the earth; to chase into a burrow or den.
  • (v. t.) To cover with earth or mold; to inter; to bury; -- sometimes with up.
  • (v. i.) To burrow.
  • (n.) A plowing.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) The suits ensures the conditions for the function of the musculoskeletal apparatus and the cardiovascular system which are close to those on the Earth.
  • (2) One of the most interesting aspects of the shadow cabinet elections, not always readily interpreted because of the bizarre process of alliances of convenience, is whether his colleagues are ready to forgive and forget his long years as Brown's representative on earth.
  • (3) calcium tung-state, rare-earths compounds, double halogenides.
  • (4) Two years ago, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change declared Egypt's Nile Delta to be among the top three areas on the planet most vulnerable to a rise in sea levels, and even the most optimistic predictions of global temperature increase will still displace millions of Egyptians from one of the most densely populated regions on earth.
  • (5) The EMD was miniaturized by using rare earth magnets in the construction of both external transmitter and internal receiver.
  • (6) This is especially the case when it is confronted with regimes such as those of Bashar al-Assad and Vladimir Putin that feel no compunction over a scorched-earth response to insurgency and do so with calculation.
  • (7) These can lead to communications blackouts around the Earth and produce aurorae; indeed, there have been several nice displays over recent weeks.
  • (8) Its first two features, Earth and Oceans , together took nearly $200m worldwide.
  • (9) How on earth do you follow a 5-1 victory over Spain ?
  • (10) The Rio+ 20 Earth summit could collapse after countries failed to agree on acceptable language just two weeks before 120 world leaders arrive at the biggest UN summit ever organised, WWF warned on Wednesday.
  • (11) The goal of the expedition, led by Prof Ken Takai of the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, was to study the limits of life at deep-sea vents in the Cayman Trough as part of a round-the-world voyage of discovery by the research ship RV Yokosuka .
  • (12) Alternatively, they were provided with a small foveal target, either fixed with respect to earth (earth-fixed target: EFT condition), or moving with them (chair-fixed-target: CFT condition).
  • (13) For a start, why on earth was Platini being paid in February 2011 for work he did at Fifa, as Blatter’s special advisor, which finished nine years earlier?
  • (14) Dr Michael P. Taylor is a computer programmer with Index Data and a research associate at the department of earth sciences, University of Bristol
  • (15) "Astronauts have said that you step off the Earth and look back and you see things differently.
  • (16) It may have been like punk never ‘appened, but you caught a whiff of the movement’s scorched earth puritanism in the mocking disdain with which Smash Hits addressed rock-star hedonism.
  • (17) Yasuni is among the most biodiverse regions on Earth, with each hectare containing more tree species than the US and Canada combined.
  • (18) In front of his family, friends and close colleagues stood the man who founded Apple, was fired from Apple and came back to lead Apple to a greatness, reach and influence that no one on earth imagined.
  • (19) It's not Greenpeace , it's not Friends of the Earth , it's not, for the most part, the Sierra Club .
  • (20) Two dogs, Dezik and Tsygan, survived a sub-orbital flight after their capsule parachuted them back to earth.

Galaxy


Definition:

  • (n.) The Milky Way; that luminous tract, or belt, which is seen at night stretching across the heavens, and which is composed of innumerable stars, so distant and blended as to be distinguishable only with the telescope. The term has recently been used for remote clusters of stars.
  • (n.) A splendid assemblage of persons or things.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Henderson was given permission to join Fulham when Brendan Rodgers arrived at Anfield in 2012 but has since developed into an important asset for the Liverpool manager, to the extent that the 24-year-old is the leading candidate to succeed Steven Gerrard as club captain when the 34-year-old leaves for LA Galaxy.
  • (2) Destiny is an experience we’ve wanted to explore for many years, but maybe didn’t have the bandwidth, the technology, the expertise, the critical mass to get it done.” Art and inspiration While engineers were working on the logistics of constructing one seamless online galaxy for players to explore and meet in, the 14-person concept art team was beginning to sketch out the look of the world.
  • (3) Snapchat is also thinking about new devices, launching a Snapchat Micro app for Samsung's Galaxy Gear smart watch in September, capable of shooting pics and videos with the device's camera, then sharing them.
  • (4) Ashley Cole has joined LA Galaxy after his contract at Roma was terminated by mutual consent .
  • (5) But if it succeeds in getting a ban on the eight named phones, it could add the Galaxy S3 to the list through a more rapid "contempt proceeding" before the judge, according to legal experts.
  • (6) The background was hotter on one side of the sky and cooler on the other: a "dipole" that meant our galaxy was moving at a phenomenal relative speed, which could only be explained if there was a huge undiscovered distant structure somewhere in space, such as a supercluster of galaxies, pulling it (this was found later and is called the "great attractor").
  • (7) Samsung has announced a new Galaxy Alpha smartphone with a metal body, signalling that it has recognised consumer disgruntlement with flimsy plastic phone parts.
  • (8) It measures 4 inches on the diagonal, up from 3.5 inches for its predecessor the 4S, but less than the Samsung Galaxy SIII's 4.8 inches.
  • (9) Along the way he also reached the final of the US Open Cup, and in the MLS Cup dispatched the holders LA Galaxy in the conference semi-finals, before beating Porter’s Timbers in both the home and road legs of the Western final (his team had beaten Portland in the US Open Cup semis too).
  • (10) 10.15am BST May the fairer sex be with you Last night's big news from Hollywood was that Star Wars Episode VII has finally added some more women to its bloke-heavy cast list, welcoming Lupita Nyong'o and Gwendoline Christie AKA Brienne of Tarth to a galaxy far, far away.
  • (11) December’s unprecedented fifth MLS Cup was the Galaxy’s third in four seasons, and despite the unedifying nature of the final itself – a 2-1 win over the New England Revolution – it did, in glimpses, illustrate some of the strengths of the team.
  • (12) This is the first time I am late for a press conference, but it is the Los Angeles traffic, so I am sorry for that.” United have to repeat the four-hour round trip again on Wednesday evening when they play Los Angeles Galaxy at the Rose Bowl, and the club have at least three more matches, in Denver, Washington and Detroit.
  • (13) The company, which is preparing to launch a new 5in smartphone codenamed M7 later this month to compete with Samsung's Galaxy Note "phablet", is being heavily outspent by rivals Apple and Samsung, which together dominate the US smartphone market.
  • (14) The court also ruled that Samsung infringed one of Apple's patents related to the screen's bouncing back ability and banned sales of the Galaxy S2 and other products in South Korea .
  • (15) The 26-year-old Dos Santos began training with the Galaxy a week ago after arriving from Mexico’s Gold Cup title run.
  • (16) The future is defined by the same old atavistic carnage as ever – which is, as Rosenbaum says, “an ingenious form of doublethink echoed in the very premise of a fantasy of the future beginning with “A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away ...” Star Wars cast feel the Force after watching new trailer Read more I don’t hate Star Wars – I love the puppetry, just for starters, and all those beautifully dirty, scum-caked robots.
  • (17) The Bolton player may end up featuring more in the Gold Cup than these World Cup qualifiers, but who knows what twists and turns lie ahead — it’s not as if a year ago anyone was anticipating Landon Donovan not being picked for a squad he was eligible for... Here’s the US roster in full: GOALKEEPERS: Brad Guzan (Aston Villa), Tim Howard (Everton), Sean Johnson (Chicago Fire) DEFENDERS: DaMarcus Beasley (Puebla), Matt Besler (Sporting Kansas City), Geoff Cameron (Stoke City), Omar Gonzalez (LA Galaxy), Clarence Goodson (Brondby), Michael Parkhurst (Augsburg) MIDFIELDERS: Brad Davis (Houston Dynamo), Brad Evans (Seattle Sounders FC), Stuart Holden (Bolton), Jermaine Jones (Schalke), Sacha Kljestan (Anderlecht), Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City) FORWARDS: Jozy Altidore (AZ Alkmaar), Terrence Boyd (Rapid Vienna), Clint Dempsey (Tottenham Hotspur), Herculez Gomez (Santos), Eddie Johnson (Seattle Sounders FC) More on Belgium in a minute 12.25am BST Preamble Hello, Cleveland!
  • (18) The bottom was the fourth quarter last year," Hao Daming, a senior economist at Galaxy Securities in Beijing, said.
  • (19) Samsung's chief product officer Kevin Packingham told the New York Times that the Galaxy S4 is "an amazing phone" overall.
  • (20) Possibly the most daring piece of modern science is the attempt to predict the patterns that galaxies make in the sky.