MAGELLANIC CLOUD

Meaning of MAGELLANIC CLOUD in English

[Mag.el.lan.ic Cloud] n [Ferdinand Magellan] (ca. 1686): either of the two small galaxies that appear as conspicuous patches of light near the south celestial pole and are companions to the Milky Way galaxy

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MAGELLANIC CLOUD — noun Etymology: Ferdinand Magellan Date: circa 1686 either of the two small galaxies that appear as conspicuous patches of light …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
MAGELLANIC CLOUD — Either of two irregular companion Milky Way Galaxy , named for Ferdinand Magellan , whose crew discovered them during the …
Английский словарь Британика
MAGELLANIC CLOUD — noun Usage: usually capitalized M&C : either of the two nearest galaxies to the Milky Way system located within 25 …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MAGELLANIC CLOUD — Astron. either of two irregular galactic clusters in the southern heavens that are the nearest independent star system to the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MAGELLANIC CLOUD — either of two satellite galaxies of the Milky Way Galaxy, the vast star system of which the Earth is a …
Britannica English vocabulary
MAGELLANIC CLOUD — Either of two irregular companion galaxies of the Milky Way Galaxy , named for Ferdinand Magellan , whose crew discovered …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
MAGELLANIC CLOUD — ˌma-gə- noun Etymology: Ferdinand Magellan Date: circa 1686 : either of the two small galaxies that appear as conspicuous patches …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MAGELLANIC CLOUD — Pronunciation: ˌ ma-j ə - ' la-nik-, chiefly Brit ˌ ma-g ə - Function: noun Etymology: Ferdinand Magellan Date: circa …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
MAGELLANIC CLOUD — n. each of two galaxies visible in the southern sky. [F. Magellan, Port. explorer d. 1521]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MAGELLANIC CLOUD — n. each of two galaxies visible in the southern sky. [ F. Magellan, Port. explorer d. 1521 ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MAGELLANIC CLOUD — n. each of two galaxies visible in the southern sky. Etymology: F. Magellan, Port. explorer d. 1521
Oxford English vocab
MAGELLANIC CLOUD — Магеллановы облака
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
CLOUD — I Any visible mass of water droplets, ice crystals, or a mixture of the two that is suspended in the …
Английский словарь Британика
CLOUD — I. ˈklau̇d noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, rock, hill, cloud, from Old English clūd; akin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MAGELLANIC — |majə|lanik adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Straits of Magellan + English -ic : of, relating to, or characteristic of the …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MAGELLANIC — (a.) Of or pertaining to, or named from, Magellan, the navigator.
Английский словарь Webster
MAGELLANIC — ( a. ) Of or pertaining to, or named from, Magellan, the navigator.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CLOUD — — cloudlike , adj. /klowd/ , n. 1. a visible collection of particles of water or ice suspended in the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CLOUD — I. ˈklau̇d noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, rock, cloud, from Old English clūd; perhaps akin to Greek gloutos …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MAGELLANIC — adj of or pertaining to, or named from, magellan, the navigator.
Webster English vocab
CLOUD — noun a great crowd or multitude; a vast collection. 2. cloud ·noun a mass or volume of smoke, or flying …
Webster English vocab
CLOUD — [cloud] n, often attrib [ME, rock, cloud, fr. OE clud; perh. akin to Gk gloutos buttock] (14c) 1: a visible …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CLOUD — any visible mass of water droplets, ice crystals, or a mixture of both that is suspended in the air, usually …
Britannica English vocabulary
MAGELLANIC — Magellanic BrE AmE ˌmæɡ ɪ ˈlæn ɪk ◂ ˌmædʒ-, -ə- AmE \ ˌmædʒ- ▶ ˌ Magel ˌ lanic ˈ cloud …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CLOUD — / klaʊd; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ C , U ] a grey or white mass …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CLOUD — I. cloud 1 S3 W3 /klaʊd/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: clud 'rock, hill' ; because …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CLOUD — n. & v. --n. 1 a visible mass of condensed watery vapour floating in the atmosphere high above the general …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CLOUD — n. & v. n. 1 a visible mass of condensed watery vapour floating in the atmosphere high above the general …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CLOUD — n. & v. --n. 1. a visible mass of condensed watery vapour floating in the atmosphere high above the general …
Oxford English vocab
CLOUD — ( clouds, clouding, clouded) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A cloud …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CLOUD
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CLOUD — [noun] [C] - a usually grey or white mass seen in the sky made of very small floating drops of …
Cambridge English vocab
CLOUD — n. cloud chamber Magellanic Cloud fiery or glowing cloud Oort cloud Red Cloud Saint Cloud porcelain
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
CLOUD — I. noun 1 mass of very small drops of water in the sky ADJECTIVE ▪ dense , heavy , thick …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
CLOUD — n. 25B6; noun dark clouds : storm cloud, cloudbank; mackerel sky. See list. a cloud of exhaust smoke : MASS, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
CLOUD — The shelter given, and refreshment of rain promised, by clouds give them their peculiar prominence in Oriental imagery. When a …
Smith's Bible English Dictionary
MAGELLANIC — Magellanic
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
MAGELLANIC — Magellanic
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CLOUD — 1. сущ. 1) облако; мн.; возв. небеса Clouds are commonly classified in four kinds, cirrus, cumulus, stratus, and nimbus. ≈ …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CLOUD — cloud.ogg 1. klaʋd n 1. облако, туча the sun hidden by clouds - солнце, закрытое облаками cloud bar - гряда …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CLOUD — 1) облако; мн. ч. облачность 2) скопление; сгусток 3) дымка; матовость; помутнение ( дефект кристалла ) 4) тлв пятно ( …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
CLOUD — 1) облако; мн. ч. облачность 2) скопление; сгусток 3) дымка; матовость; помутнение (дефект кристалла) 4) тлв пятно (на изображении) 5) муть || мутнеть • to break …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
CLOUD — cloud сущ.1) облако; мн. ч.; возв. небеса Clouds are commonly classified in four kinds, cirrus, cumulus, stratus, and nimbus. — …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
CLOUD — 1. klaʋd n 1. облако, туча the sun hidden by clouds - солнце, закрытое облаками cloud bar - гряда облаков, …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
CLOUD — 1. сущ. 1) а) облако; туча rain cloud — дождевая туча storm cloud — грозовая туча The sky became dark …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
CLOUD — 1. сущ. 1) а) облако; туча rain cloud — дождевая туча storm cloud — грозовая туча The sky became dark with clouds and it began …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
CLOUD — 1. _n. 1> облако; туча; clouds of smoke - клубы дыма; clouds of dust - клубы пыли; a cloud on …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
CLOUD — 1. n. 1. облако; туча; clouds of smoke - клубы дыма; clouds of dust - клубы пыли; a cloud on …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
CLOUD — 1. _n. 1> облако; туча; mushroom cloud грибовидное облако (при атомном взрыве); clouds of smoke клубы дыма; clouds of dust …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
MAGELLANIC — Magellanic
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
CLOUD — 1. сущ. 1) облако; мн.; возв. небеса Clouds are commonly classified in four kinds, cirrus, cumulus, stratus, and nimbus. ≈ …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
MAGELLANIC — Magellanic
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
MAGELLANIC PENGUIN — noun Date: 1826 a penguin ( Spheniscus magellanicus ) of the southern tip of South America and surrounding islands that …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
MAGELLANIC PENGUIN — noun Usage: usually capitalized M : a penguin ( Spheniscus magellanicus ) of the southern tip of South America and …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SUPERNOVA — Any of a class of violently exploding stars whose luminosity after eruption suddenly increases many millions of times above its …
Английский словарь Британика
SHAPLEY, HARLOW — born Nov. 2, 1885, Nashville, Mo., U.S. died Oct. 20, 1972, Boulder, Colo. U.S. astronomer. In 1911 he began a …
Английский словарь Британика
POPULATIONS I AND II — Two broad classes of star s and stellar groupings, whose members differ primarily in age, chemical composition, and location in …
Английский словарь Британика
GALAXY — I Any of the billions of systems of star s and interstellar matter that make up the universe . Galaxies …
Английский словарь Британика
MAGELLAN — I. məˈjelən adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: from the Straits of Magellan, strait between the southern tip of the mainland …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NUBECULA — (n.) Specifically, the Magellanic clouds.
Английский словарь Webster
COALSACK — (n.) Any one of the spaces in the Milky Way which are very black, owing to the nearly complete absence …
Английский словарь Webster
NUBECULA — ( n. ) Specifically, the Magellanic clouds.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
MAGELLAN — — Magellanic /maj'euh lan"ik/ , adj. /meuh jel"euhn/ , n. 1. Ferdinand , c1480-1521, Portuguese navigator: discoverer of the Straits …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SUPERNOVA — plural supernovas, or supernovae, any of a class of violently exploding stars whose luminosity after eruption suddenly increases millions or …
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