Magellanic spiral

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Magellanic spiral

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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.

noun Magellanic spirals

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

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@misc{magellanic_spiral_2026,
  title = {Magellanic spiral},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/magellanic%20spiral},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}