Definition of Nebulas. Meaning of Nebulas. Synonyms of Nebulas

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Definition of Nebulas

Nebula
Nebula Neb"u*la, n.; pl. Nebul[ae]. [L., mist, cloud; akin to Gr. ?, ?, cloud, mist, G. nebel mist, OHG. nebul, D. nevel, Skr. nabhas cloud, mist. Cf. Nebule.] 1. (Astron.) A faint, cloudlike, self-luminous mass of matter situated beyond the solar system among the stars. True nebul[ae] are gaseous; but very distant star clusters often appear like them in the telescope.

Meaning of Nebulas from wikipedia

- A nebula (Latin for 'cloud, fog'; pl. nebulae or nebulas) is a distinct luminescent part of interstellar medium, which can consist of ionized, neutral...
- changed to be "Nebula Awards". Beside the Nebulas, several other awards and honors are presented at the Nebula Awards ceremony. The others are the Damon...
- A planetary nebula is a type of emission nebula consisting of an expanding, glowing s**** of ionized gas ejected from red giant stars late in their lives...
- The Crab Nebula (catalogue designations M1, NGC 1952, Taurus A) is a supernova remnant and pulsar wind nebula in the constellation of Taurus. The common...
- A dark nebula or absorption nebula is a type of interstellar cloud, particularly molecular clouds, that is so dense that it obscures the visible wavelengths...
- The Eagle Nebula (catalogued as Messier 16 or M16, and as NGC 6611, and also known as the Star Queen Nebula) is a young open cluster of stars in the constellation...
- The Orion Nebula (also known as Messier 42, M42, or NGC 1976) is a diffuse nebula in the Milky Way situated south of Orion's Belt in the constellation...
- The Ring Nebula (also catalogued as Messier 57, M57 and NGC 6720) is a planetary nebula in the northern constellation of Lyra.[C] Such a nebula is formed...
- the Swan Nebula, Checkmark Nebula, Lobster Nebula, and the Horseshoe Nebula, and catalogued as Messier 17 or M17 or NGC 6618. The Omega Nebula is between...
- several astronomical catalogues referred to as Nebulae and Star Clusters. A Nebula is a cloud of dust and gas inside a galaxy. Nebulae become visible if the...