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magellanic cloud
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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
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
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 ).
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