Măg'el-lăn'ic, a.
(Synop., § 130), a. Pertaining to Magellan.
Magellanic clouds (Astron.), three conspicuous nebulæ situated near the south pole, resembling thin, white clouds, and so called from Magellan, the navigator.
(Synop., § 130), a. Pertaining to Magellan.
Magellanic clouds (Astron.), three conspicuous nebulæ situated near the south pole, resembling thin, white clouds, and so called from Magellan, the navigator.