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Nebular

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neb·u·la  (nby-l)
n. pl. neb·u·lae (-l) or neb·u·las
1. Astronomy
a. A diffuse mass of interstellar dust or gas or both, visible as luminous patches or areas of darkness depending on the way the mass absorbs or reflects incident radiation.
b. See galaxy.
2. Pathology
a. A cloudy spot on the cornea.
b. Cloudiness in the urine.
3. A liquid medication applied by spraying.
[Middle English nebule, cloud, mist, from Latin nebula; see nebh- in Indo-European roots.]
nebu·lar adj.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.nebular - of or relating to or resembling a nebula; "the nebular hypothesis of the origin of the solar system"
nebulous
astronomy, uranology - the branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole
2.nebular - resembling a cloud
cloudlike
cloudy - full of or covered with clouds; "cloudy skies"


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It must be, if the nebular hypothesis has any truth, older than our world; and long before this earth ceased to be molten, life upon its surface must have begun its course.
The War Of The Worlds by Wells, H.G. View in context
The poem swung in majestic rhythm to the cool tumult of interstellar conflict, to the onset of starry hosts, to the impact of cold suns and the flaming up of nebular in the darkened void; and through it all, unceasing and faint, like a silver shuttle, ran the frail, piping voice of man, a querulous chirp amid the screaming of planets and the crash of systems.
Martin Eden by London, Jack View in context
I had about deduced from certain astronomic phenomena I have had under minute observation during the past several tropic nights an entirely new nebular hypothesis which will unquestionably startle the scientific world.
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