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nebula

ne·bula

UK/ˈnɛ(ː)b.ju.la/ US/ˈnɛb.jə.lə/ uncommon archaic obsolete

noun

1.
2.

cloudiness of the urine

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Origin

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”).

Phrases

  • Crab Nebula
  • dark nebula
  • diffuse nebula
  • emission nebula
  • enormous Lyman-alpha nebula
  • planetary nebula
  • preplanetary nebula
  • protoplanetary nebula

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