ALL meanings of magellanic cloud
Magellanic cloud
M m - noun magellanic cloud either of two irregular galactic clusters in the southern heavens that are the nearest independent star system to the Milky Way. 1
- noun magellanic cloud 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) 0
- noun magellanic cloud either of two irregular galaxies visible to the naked eye in the S constellations Dorado, Mensa, and Tucana: the larger one is the closest external galaxy to the Milky Way and the smaller one is the second closest 0
- noun magellanic cloud (astronomy) Either of two irregular galaxies that are close companions of our Milky Way galaxy. 0