markarian

/M AA0 R K EH1 R IY0 AH0 N/
noun
  1. 1

    A surname from Armenian; variant forms Markaryan, (Eastern Armenian) Margaryan.

  2. 2

    (astronomy) Ellipsis of Markarian galaxy. [(astronomy) Any of a class of galaxies that have nuclei with excessive amounts of ultraviolet emissions.]