Local Void

English

Etymology

local+void. From being a void in the local universe, located near us.

Proper noun

Local Void

1. (astronomy, cosmology) A void in Universe A region of space with very low density, from which our galaxy cluster, the Local Group, sticks into like a headland, and for which the Local Sheet, which the Local Group is attached to, forms one wall of.

Related terms

• Local Arm
• Local Bubble
• Local Fluff
• Local Galaxy
• Local Group
• Local Hole
• Local Interstellar Cloud
• Local Sheet
• Local Space
• Local Star
• Local Supercluster
• Local Universe
• Local Volume