单词 | magellanic cloud |
释义 | Magellanic cloudnoun Astronomy.either of two irregular galactic clusters in the southern heavens that are the nearest independent star system to the Milky Way. Origin of Magellanic cloudFirst recorded in 1675–85 Words nearby Magellanic cloudM.Ag.Ed., Magelang, Magellan, Magellan barberry, Magellan, Ferdinand, Magellanic cloud, Magellanic Clouds, Magellan, Strait of, Magen David, Magendie, magenta Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for Magellanic cloudMagellanic Cloud / (ˌmæɡɪˈlænɪk) / nouneither 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) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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