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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

MAGELLANIC

MAGELLANIC Mag `el *lan "ic, a.

 

Defn: Of or pertaining to, or named from, Magellan, the navigator. Magellenic clouds (Astron.), three conspicuous nebulæ near the south pole, resembling thin white clouds.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

Magellan

Ma gel lan |məˈjelən məˈʤɛlən | an American space probe launched in 1989 to map the surface of Venus, using radar to penetrate the dense cloud cover. The probe was deliberately burned up in Venus's atmosphere in 1994.

 

Magellan, Ferdinand

Ma gel lan, Ferdinand |məˈʤɛlən məˈjelən | ( c. 1480 –1521 ), Portuguese explorer; Portuguese name Fernão Magalhães. In 1519, he sailed from Spain, rounding South America through the strait that now bears his name, and reached the Philippines in 1521. He was killed in a skirmish on Cebu; the survivors sailed back to Spain around Africa, completing the first circumnavigation of the globe in 1522.

 

Magellan, Strait of

Ma gel lan, Strait of a passage that separates Tierra del Fuego and other islands from mainland South America. It connects the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.

 

Magellanic Clouds

Mag el lan ic Clouds |ˌmajeˈlanik ˌmæʤɛˌlænɪk ˈklaʊdz |Astronomy two diffuse luminous patches in the southern sky, now known to be small irregular galaxies that are the closest to our own. The Large Magellanic Cloud is about 169,000 light years away, and the Small Magellanic Cloud is about 210,000 light years away. ORIGIN named after the Portuguese explorer Magellan (see Magellan ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

Magellan

Magellan |məˈgɛlən | an American space probe launched in 1989 to map the surface of Venus, using radar to penetrate the dense cloud cover. The probe was deliberately burned up in Venus's atmosphere in 1994.

 

Magellan, Ferdinand

Magellan, Ferdinand |məˈgɛlən | ( c. 1480 –1521 ), Portuguese explorer; Portuguese name Fernão Magalhães. In 1519 he sailed from Spain, rounding South America through the strait which now bears his name, and reached the Philippines in 1521. He was killed in a skirmish on Cebu; the survivors sailed back to Spain round Africa, completing the first circumnavigation of the globe (1522 ).

 

Magellan, Strait of

Magellan, Strait of a passage separating Tierra del Fuego and other islands from mainland South America, connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

 

Magellanic Clouds

Magellanic Clouds |ˌmadʒɪˈlanɪk |Astronomy two diffuse luminous patches in the southern sky, now known to be small irregular galaxies that are the closest to our own. The Large Magellanic Cloud is about 169,000 light years away and the Small Magellanic Cloud is about 210,000 light years. ORIGIN named after the Portuguese explorer Magellan (see Magellan, Ferdinand ).

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

Magellan

Ma gel lan /mədʒélən |-ɡél -/名詞 1 マゼラン 〘Ferdinand ～, 1480?--1521; ポルトガルの航海者 〙.2 マゼラン海峡 〘the Strait of ～; 南米大陸の南端にある 〙.