Magellanic cloud

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌmæɡɪˈlænɪk/


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Mag′ellan′ic cloud′, [Astron.]
  1. Astronomyeither of two irregular galactic clusters in the southern heavens that are the nearest independent star system to the Milky Way.
  • 1675–85

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Magellanic Cloud /ˌmæɡɪˈlænɪk/ n
  1. 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)
'Magellanic cloud' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Galaxy - Large Magellanic Cloud

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