Large Magellanic Cloud

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Large Magellanic Cloud [′lärj ¦maj·ə¦lan·ik ′klau̇d]

(astronomy)

An irregular cloud of stars in the constellation Doradus; it is 160,000 light-years away and nearly 30,000 light-years in diameter. Abbreviated LMC. Also known as Nubecula Major.

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