galacticPronunciation: /gəˈlaktɪk/Definition of galactic adjective relating to a galaxy or galaxies, especially the galaxy containing the solar system: the search for a black hole at the galactic centre Astronomy measured relative to the galactic equator: the south galactic poleDerivatives galactically adverb Origin: mid 19th century: from Greek galaktias (variant of galaxias 'galaxy') + -icgalactic in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of galactic in the US English dictionary