Magellanic Cloud

English

Etymology

Named after Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan.

Noun

Magellanic Cloud (plural Magellanic Clouds)

1. (astronomy) Either of two irregular galaxies that are close companions of our Milky Way galaxy.

Derived terms

• Large Magellanic Cloud
• Small Magellanic Cloud

Translations

galaxy

• Finnish: Magellanin pilvi
• French: nuage de Magellan m
• Georgian: მაგელანის ღრუბელი (magelanis ɣrubeli)
• Hungarian: Magellán-felhő
• Maori: Pūrangi, Te Whakaruruhau
• Polish: Obłok Magellana m
• Swedish: Magellanskt moln n