English
Etymology
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Proper noun
the Small Magellanic Cloud
- (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)
- Czech: Malý Magellanův oblak m
- Finnish: Pieni Magellanin pilvi (fi)
- Georgian: მაგელანის მცირე ნისლეული (magelanis mcire nisleuli), მაგელანის პატარა ნისლეული (magelanis ṗaṭara nisleuli)
- Hindi: छोटा मॅजलॅनिक बादल m (choṭā mĕjlĕnik bādal)
- Italian: Piccola Nube di Magellano f
- Māori: 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
- Turkish: Küçük Macellan Bulutu
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See also
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., 2003–2026