Mini Magellanic Cloud
English
Etymology
mini- + Magellanic Clouds. From being a Magellanic Cloud that is smaller than the Small Magellanic Cloud.
Proper noun
- A galaxy, a dwarf galaxy that is a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way Galaxy, and a member of the Magellanic Clouds, in the Mily Way Subgroup of the Local Group of Galaxies; lying directly behind the Small Magellanic Cloud, as seen from Earth.
Synonyms
Hypernyms
- dwarf galaxy
- dwarf irregular galaxy
- galaxy
- irregular galaxy
- satellite galaxy
Holonyms
- Magellanic Clouds
- Milky Way Subgroup
- Local Group
- Local Supercluster
- Virgo Supercluster
- Laniakea
- Local Universe
- Universe
Derived terms
Related terms
- celestial cloud
- Large Magellanic Cloud
- Magellan
- Magellanic Bridge
- Magellanic Cloud
- Magellanic Clouds
- Small Magellanic Cloud
- starcloud/star cloud