nebula
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nebula
- /ˈnɛb.jə.lə/ Canada, US, UK
- /ˈnɛb.jʌ.lʌ/ Canada, US, UK
- /ˈneb.jə.lə/ Australia, New Zealand, UK
- /ˈnɛ(ː)b.ju.la/ India
Rhymes with -ɛbjələ
Where it comes from
Learned borrowing from Latin nebula (“little cloud, mist”). First attested in 1655. Akin to Ancient Greek νεφέλη (nephélē, “cloud”), German Nebel (“mist, nebula”), Old Norse nifl, Polish niebo (“sky, heaven”), Russian не́бо (nébo, “sky”).
noun nebulae · nebulas · nebulæ
- A cloud in outer space consisting of gas or dust (e.g. a cloud formed after a star explodes). Approximately 5 billion years ago, our solar nebula was formed as gravitational forces pulled interstellar gas and dust into a swirling mass around out newly formed sun.
- A white spot or slight opacity of the cornea.
- A cloudy appearance in the urine.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: fog, nubecula, nebulium, planetary nebula, nebulation, nebularization, radio nebula, stellar nursery, supernova remnant, stellar nova, nebulette, nova remnant, neso, nephogram, neptunian, nephelology
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noun a space cloud
| Español | nebulosa, nébula |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 성운 seong'un |
| 日本語 | 星雲 seiun |
| 中文 | 星雲 /星云 xīngyún |
| हिन्दी | निहारिका nihārikā, नीहारिका nīhārikā |
| Português | nebulosa, nébula |
| Français | nébuleuse |
| Deutsch | Nebel, Wolke |
| Italiano | nebulosa |
| Ελληνικά | νεφέλωμα neféloma |
| Română | nebuloasă |
| Русский | тума́нность tumánnostʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | tinh vân |
| العربية | سَدِيم sadīm |
| עברית | עַרְפִלִּית, ערפילית arpilit |
Talk about this word "nebula." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/nebula. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. nebula. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/nebula "nebula." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/nebula.Cite this
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title = {nebula},
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