Small Magellanic Cloud

English

The SMC

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)
Finnish: Pieni Magellanin pilvi (fi)
Georgian: მაგელანის მცირე ნისლეული (magelanis mcire nisleuli), მაგელანის პატარა ნისლეული (magelanis ṗaṭara nisleuli)
Italian: Piccola Nube di Magellano f
Maori: 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

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., 2003–2024.

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