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magellanic spiral

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.19 in modern English

Syllables
mag-el-lan-ic spi-ral
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of galaxy, a spiral galaxy with one arm. Also consider a type of irregular galaxy. Usually, such spirals are a dwarf galaxy.

Etymology

From the pattern found in the prototype of the class, the Large Magellanic Cloud, a type-1 irregular galaxy with a spiral structure having one arm. Named after Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan.

Inflected Forms

Magellanic spirals (plural)

Synonyms

Magellanic spiral galaxy Sm

Questions

What does magellanic spiral mean?
A type of galaxy, a spiral galaxy with one arm. Also consider a type of irregular galaxy. Usually, such spirals are a dwarf galaxy.
Where does magellanic spiral come from?
From the pattern found in the prototype of the class, the Large Magellanic Cloud, a type-1 irregular galaxy with a spiral structure having one arm. Named after Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan.

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