About The Word Nebula
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Nebula
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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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