Large Magellanic Cloud

Large Magellanic Cloud

English

The LMC

Proper noun

Large Magellanic Cloud

1. (astronomy) An irregular galaxy, the largest satellite of Milky Way.

Synonyms

• LMC (abbreviation)
• Nubecula Major (obsolete)

Translations

largest satellite of Milky Way

Chinese: Mandarin: 大麥哲倫雲, 大麥哲倫星系 Finnish: Suuri Magellanin pilvi Italian: Grande Nube di Magellano f Japanese: 大マゼラン雲 (dai mazeran un), 大マゼラン星雲 (dai mazeran seiun), 大マゼラン銀河 (dai mazeran ginga), 大マジェラン雲 (dai majeran un)

Korean: 대마젤란운 (daemajellanun) Maori: Pātari-rangi, Tīoreore, Kōkōtea Pukapukan: Maawu Tonga Serbo-Croatian: Велики Магеланов облак m (Veliki Magelanov oblak) Swedish: Stora magellanska molnet n

See also

• Small Magellanic Cloud
• Magellanic Clouds