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Nebula

Nebula Meaning & Definition
Nebula Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Nebula?

[n] (pathology) a faint cloudy spot on the cornea
[n] an immense cloud of gas (mainly hydrogen) and dust in interstellar space
[n] a medicinal liquid preparation intended for use in an atomizer
[n] cloudiness of the urine

Synonyms | Synonyms for Nebula:

Related Terms | Find terms related to Nebula: Black Magellanic Cloud | bright diffuse nebula | coalsack | counterglow | Crab Nebula | dark cloud | dark nebula | diffuse nebula | dust cloud | gaseous nebula | Gegenschein | nebula of Lyra | nebular hypothesis | nebulosity | nebulous stars | planetary nebula | ring nebula | the Coalsack | zodiacal light

See Also | cloud | dapple | diffuse nebula | fleck | formulation | gaseous nebula | maculation | patch | planetary nebula | preparation | speckle | spot | symptom

Nebula In Webster's Dictionary

\Neb"u*la\, n.; pl. {Nebul[ae]}. [L., mist, cloud; akin to Gr. ?, ?, cloud, mist, G. nebel mist, OHG. nebul, D. nevel, Skr. nabhas cloud, mist. Cf. {Nebule}.] 1. (Astron.) A faint, cloudlike, self-luminous mass of matter situated beyond the solar system among the stars. True nebul[ae] are gaseous; but very distant star clusters often appear like them in the telescope. 2. (Med.) (a) A white spot or a slight opacity of the cornea. (b) A cloudy appearance in the urine. [Obs.]

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