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nebular
 nebulathe Crab Nebula, photographed by the Hubble Space Telescope in 2005neb·u·la N0043200 (nĕb′yə-lə)n. pl. neb·u·lae (-lē′) or neb·u·las 1. Astronomy a. A diffuse cloud 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 light or emits its own light.b. A galaxy. No longer in technical use.2. Medicine a. A cloudy spot on the cornea.b. A liquid preparation for use in a nebulizer.
[Middle English nebule, cloud, mist, from Latin nebula; see nebh- in Indo-European roots.]
neb′u·lar adj.Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | nebular - of or relating to or resembling a nebula; "the nebular hypothesis of the origin of the solar system"nebulousastronomy, uranology - the branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole | | 2. | nebular - resembling a cloudcloudlikecloudy - full of or covered with clouds; "cloudy skies" |
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Related to nebular: nebular hypothesis, myriapod, Nebular theorySynonyms for nebularadj of or relating to or resembling a nebulaSynonymsRelated Wordsadj resembling a cloudSynonymsRelated Words |