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PRONUNCIATION OF MAGELLANIC CLOUD

Magellanic Cloud  [ˌmæɡɪˈlænɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MAGELLANIC CLOUD

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Magellanic Cloud is a noun.
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WHAT DOES MAGELLANIC CLOUD MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Magellanic Cloud

Magellanic Clouds

The two Magellanic Clouds are irregular dwarf galaxies visible from the southern hemisphere, which are members of our Local Group and may be orbiting our Milky Way galaxy. Because they both show signs of a bar structure, they are often reclassified as Magellanic spiral galaxies. The two galaxies are: ▪ Large Magellanic Cloud ▪ Small Magellanic Cloud...

Definition of Magellanic Cloud in the English dictionary

The definition of Magellanic Cloud in the dictionary is either of two small irregular galaxies, the Large Magellanic Cloud and the Small Magellanic Cloud, lying near the S celestial pole; they are probably satellites of the Galaxy. Distances: 163 000 light years, 196 000 light years.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MAGELLANIC CLOUD


botanic
bəˈtænɪk
galvanic
ɡælˈvænɪk
germanic
dʒɜːˈmænɪk
Hispanic
hɪˈspænɪk
inorganic
ˌɪnɔːˈɡænɪk
manic
ˈmænɪk
mechanic
mɪˈkænɪk
melanic
məˈlænɪk
messianic
ˌmɛsɪˈænɪk
oceanic
ˌəʊʃɪˈænɪk
organic
ɔːˈɡænɪk
panic
ˈpænɪk
Quranic
kɔːˈrænɪk
satanic
səˈtænɪk
shamanic
ʃəˈmænɪk
talismanic
ˌtælɪzˈmænɪk
tetanic
təˈtænɪk
titanic
taɪˈtænɪk
transoceanic
ˈtrænzˌəʊʃɪˈænɪk
volcanic
vɒlˈkænɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MAGELLANIC CLOUD

Magdalena
Magdalena Bay
Magdalene
Magdalenian
Magdeburg
Magdeburg laws
mage
Magellan
Magen David
magenta
mageship
magged
maggie
magging
Maggiore
maggot
maggotoria
maggotorium
maggoty
Magherafelt

WORDS THAT END LIKE MAGELLANIC CLOUD

aloud
anvil cloud
becloud
cloud
cumulus cloud
dust cloud
for crying out loud
funnel cloud
loud
molecular cloud
mushroom cloud
Oort cloud
out loud
overloud
rain cloud
Saint-Cloud
storm cloud
thundercloud
uncloud
under a cloud

Synonyms and antonyms of Magellanic Cloud in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Magellanic Cloud» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MAGELLANIC CLOUD

Find out the translation of Magellanic Cloud to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Magellanic Cloud from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Magellanic Cloud» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

麦哲伦星云
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Nube de Magallanes
570 millions of speakers

English

Magellanic Cloud
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मैगेलैनिक बादल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سحابة ماجلان
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Магелланово Облако
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Nuvem de Magalhães
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Magellanic মেঘ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Nuage de Magellan
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Awan Magellanic
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Magellanschen Wolke
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

マゼラン雲
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

마젤란 성운
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Magellanic Cloud
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Đám mây Magellanic
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மாகெல்லானிக் கிளவுட்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Magellanic क्लाउड
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Magellan Bulutu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Nube di Magellano
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Obłok Magellana
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Магелланова Хмара
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Magellan Cloud
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Νέφος του Μαγγελάνου
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Magellaanse Wolk
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Magellanska molnet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

magellanske sky
5 millions of speakers

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MAGELLANIC CLOUD» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Magellanic Cloud

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MAGELLANIC CLOUD»

Discover the use of Magellanic Cloud in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Magellanic Cloud and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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S201 far-ultraviolet atlas of the large magellanic cloud
Far-ultraviolet electrographic images, covering the wavelength ranges 1050 to 1600 A and 1230 to 1600 A, were obtained of the Large Magellanic Cloud during the Apollo 16 mission with the NRL Far-Ultraviolet Camera/Spectrograph (Experiment ...
Thornton Page, George R. Carruthers, Naval Research Laboratory (U.S.), 1978
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The Magellanic Clouds
During the 1950s and 1960s Magellanic-Cloud research was intense but restrained by the small number of astronomers active in the field and the relatively small optical telescopes available in the south. 1mportant radioastronomical studies of ...
Bengt E. Westerlund, 1997
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The Magellanic Clouds
... J May & F Olmos Supernova explosions in stellar wind bubbles 331 5 Jane Arthur Abundances and nebular and central star masses for Magellanic Cloud planetary 334 nebulae N A Walton, M J Barlow, D J Monk & R E S Clegg Search for ...
Raymond Haynes, Douglas Milne, 1991
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The New Astronomy
OUR GALAXY'S NEAREST neighbour in space is a nondescript galaxy called the Large Magellanic Cloud. Although it is relatively small and dim, the Large Magellanic Cloud is so close to us on the cosmic scale that it can he seen easily with ...
Nigel Henbest, 1996
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Highlighting the History of Astronomy in the Asia-Pacific ...
Also, the Small Magellanic Cloud was nearly the same size as the Large Magellanic Cloud, which was a very different result from the optical view. The large HI content of the Small Magellanic Cloud was not expected as it had been assumed ...
Wayne Orchiston, Tsuko Nakamura, Richard G. Strom, 2011
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Toward a New Millennium in Galaxy Morphology: Proceedings of ...
Dynamics of the Supergiant Shell LMC 2 in the Large Magellanic Cloud, Astron. Astrophys. 110. 185-197. Chu. Y.-H.. Chang, H.-W., Su. Y.-L. and Mac Low, M.-M. : 1995, X-Rays from Superbubbles in the Large Magellanic Cloud. III. X-Ray-dim  ...
David L. Block, Ivânio Puerari, Alan Stockton, 2000
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Magnificent Universe
In 1987, light from the explosion of a young star in the Large Magellanic Cloud reached Earth, heralding the brightest supernova since 1604, the last time astronomers saw a Galactic star tear itself apart. Although subservient to the Milky Way, ...
Ken Croswell, 1999
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The Milky Way and Other Galaxies
Large. and. Small. Magellanic. Clouds. The Large and Small Magellanic Clouds are galaxies that orbit the Milky Way . Both Magellanic Clouds are irregular- shaped, dwarf galaxies . The Large Magellanic Cloud is 170,000 light-years away .
Megan Kopp, 2011
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Shrouds of the Night: Masks of the Milky Way and Our Awesome ...
It should be remembered that Gerard de Vaucouleurs also discerned the true structure of the Large Magellanic Cloud. In de Vaucouleurs' time, most astronomers regarded the Large Magellanic Cloud as an irregular galaxy, without any ...
David L. Block, Kenneth C. Freeman, 2009
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The Guide to the Galaxy
Just a few billion years ago, the gas in the Large Cloud began to condense into star clusters once spate of clusters in the Large Magellanic Cloud It only of small open clusters, but includes many called the Tarantula Nebula (for obvious ...
Nigel Henbest, 1994

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MAGELLANIC CLOUD»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Magellanic Cloud is used in the context of the following news items.
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Research from Michigan State looks back in time to explore how our …
O'Shea and his team explored how the population of dwarf galaxies has changed over time, like the Small Magellanic Cloud seen here. «Michigan Radio, Jul 15»
2
Galaxy with a view
... the night sky within the constellation of Dorado (The Swordfish), and appears very close to the Large Magellanic Cloud — one of the satellite ... «Astronomy Now Online, Jul 15»
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Directed by Jindrich Polak
Based on Stanislaw Lem's novel The Magellanic Cloud, the film takes the idea of an epic expedition to our nearest star (Alpha Centauri) and ... «BusinessWorld Online Edition, Jul 15»
4
Hubble Looks at Spiral Galaxy LEDA 89996
... constellation of Dorado (The Swordfish), and appears very close to the Large Magellanic Cloud one of the satellite galaxies of the Milky Way. «Space Ref, Jul 15»
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Astronomy Photo of the Day — NGC 1427A
NGC 1427A exhibits a striking resemblance to one of our galactic neighbours, the Large Magellanic Cloud, which has undergone similar ... «From Quarks to Quasars, Jul 15»
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Hubble Sees Milky Way-Like Galaxy
The galaxy appears very close to the Large Magellanic Cloud – one of the satellite galaxies of the Milky Way. Dark patches in the spiral arms of ... «Sci-News.com, Jul 15»
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Gaia produces stellar density map of the Milky Way
The globular cluster NGC 104 is easily visible in the image, to the immediate left of the Small Magellanic Cloud. Other globular clusters are ... «Phys.Org, Jul 15»
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Counting Stars with Gaia
The globular cluster NGC 104 is easily visible in the image, to the immediate left of the Small Magellanic Cloud. Other globular clusters are ... «eNews Park Forest, Jul 15»
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Intense radio emission from tiny binary star calls for stellar model …
It is well known because it contains most of the Large Magellanic Cloud, the third closest galaxy to the Milky Way and one of the most attractive ... «Space Daily, Jun 15»
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In Chile's Elqui Valley, Intergalactic Sightseeing Is the Star
Mr. Escalera first focused in on the Tarantula Nebula, a nursery for stars located inside the Large Magellanic Cloud. Through the mirror, the ... «New York Times, Jun 15»

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