nebula

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If the multiple star be really in the nebula, then this object affords evidence that in one case at all events the distance of a nebula is a quantity of the same magnitude as the distance of a star.

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  1. noun Astronomy 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.
  2. noun Astronomy See galaxy.
  3. noun Pathology A cloudy spot on the cornea.
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  • It was reasonable to suppose that the nebula was the nebula through which the nous ship itself was travelling, but the proto-system did not match any that Asha knew of. —  InterzoneScienceFictionandFantasyMagazine#215
  • The gas clouds in this nebula are unusual and complex, and aren't fully understood. —  Universe Today
  • Its a planetary nebula, and the gas seen above composed the outer layers of a Sun-like star only —  Universe Today
  • The outer layers of the star are going to drift away and form a beautiful planetary nebula, something like the Helix nebula (see image below: credit NASA). —  Astronomy Cast
  • Dr. Manhattan must be hungry. it's a nebula, a vast structure of gas several light years across and located about 17,000 light years away from Earth. —  Clipmarks | Live Clips
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  1. Middle English nebule, cloud, mist, from Latin nebula; see nebh- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. from Latin nebula = Greek νεφέλη, a cloud, mist, vapor: see nebule.
 

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