Definition of magellan | Bee Dictionary of English

n Portuguese navigator in the service of Spain; he commanded an expedition that was the first to circumnavigate the world (1480-1521)

Wired Space Photo of the Day: Warm Venus Volcano
This figure shows the volcanic peak Idunn Mons (at 46 degrees south latitude, 214.5 degrees east longitude) in the Imdr Regio area of Venus. The topographic backbone derives from data obtained by NASA's Magellan spacecraft, with a vertical exaggeration of 30 times. Radar data (in brown) from Magellan has been draped on top of the topographic data. Bright areas are rough or have steep slopes ...
June 16, 2013 - Wired News
Magellan Launches New Medicaid HMO Plan in Florida That Focuses on Integrated Health Care
Magellan Health Services Inc. today announced it is formally launching Magellan Complete Care in Florida, a new Medicaid HMO health plan, initially serving Broward County.
June 12, 2013 - Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance
Magellan Agrees Financial Advisory Role with Endeavour Financial for Project Financing at Coringa
Magellan Minerals Ltd. is pleased to announce that it has engaged Endeavour Financial Limited to act as Magellan's financial advisor regarding all aspects of identifying,...
June 12, 2013 - Marketwired via Yahoo! Finance

Jose Socrates in The FINANCIAL
With the Magellan computer and the massive introduction of ICTs in the Portuguese education system, for the first time a whole generation will grow up to have strong English and ICT skills,said JosÃ© SÃ³crates, prime minister of Portugal....
Donovan in FOXNews
We believe that the time is right to make Magellan available to a new generation of investors,said Walter Donovan, president of Fidelity's equity division, in a written statement.
Laura DiDio in Top Tech News
The attacks are getting more sophisticated and pernicious,DiDio explained. "In addition, more systems are connected, which means that you can circumvent the globe faster than you can say Magellan."