MAGELLANIC CLOUD


Meaning of MAGELLANIC CLOUD in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌma-jə-ˈla-nik-, chiefly Brit ]

ˌma-gə- noun

Etymology: Ferdinand Magellan

Date: circa 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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