HyperDic: magellanic_cloud

English > 1 sense of the expression Magellanic Cloud:
NOUNobjectMagellanic Cloudeither of two small galaxies orbiting the Milky Way
English > Magellanic Cloud: 1 sense > noun 1, object
MeaningEither of two small galaxies orbiting the Milky Way; visible near the south celestial pole.
Instance ofgalaxy, extragalactic nebula(astronomy) a collection of star systems
NarrowerLarge Magellanic CloudThe larger / larger of the two Magellanic Clouds visible from the southern hemisphere
Small Magellanic CloudThe smaller of the two Magellanic Clouds visible from the southern hemisphere

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