Small Magellanic Cloud

English

The SMC

Etymology

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Proper noun

the Small Magellanic Cloud

1. (astronomy) A particular dwarf irregular galaxy, a satellite of Milky Way.

Synonyms

• SMC (abbreviation)
• NGC 292
• Nubecula Minor (obsolete)

Translations

galaxy

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 小麥哲倫星系／小麦哲伦星系 (Xiǎomài Zhélún Xīngxì)

• Finnish: Pieni Magellanin pilvi (fi)
• Georgian: მაგელანის მცირე ნისლეული (magelanis mcire nisleuli), მაგელანის პატარა ნისლეული (magelanis ṗaṭara nisleuli)
• Italian: Piccola Nube di Magellano f
• Maori: Pātari-kaihau, Tīkatakata
• Polish: Mały Obłok Magellana m
• Pukapukan: Maawu Tokelau
• Serbo-Croatian: Мали Магеланов облак m (Mali Magelanov oblak)
• Swedish: Lilla magellanska molnet n

See also

• Large Magellanic Cloud
• Magellanic Clouds

Further reading

• “Small Magellanic Cloud”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• “Small Magellanic Cloud”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “Small Magellanic Cloud” in TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2024.