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Magellanic cloud
noun
, Astronomy.
- either of two irregular galactic clusters in the southern heavens that are the nearest independent star system to the Milky Way.
Magellanic Cloud
/ ˌmæɡɪˈlænɪk /
noun
- either of two small irregular galaxies, the Large Magellanic Cloud (Nubecula Major) and the Small Magellanic Cloud (Nubecula Minor), lying near the S celestial pole; they are probably satellites of the Galaxy. Distances: 163 000 light years (Large), 196 000 light years (Small)
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Magellanic cloud1
First recorded in 1675–85
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Example Sentences
I make it just a shade inside the outermost fringes of the Large Magellanic Cloud.
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