Small Magellanic Cloud

Small Magellanic Cloud

English

The SMC

Etymology

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Proper noun

Small Magellanic Cloud

1. (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 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

• Large Magellanic Cloud
• Magellanic Clouds

Further reading

• Small Magellanic Cloud at OneLook Dictionary Search
• “Small Magellanic Cloud”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
• “Small Magellanic Cloud” in TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2023.