[neb.u.la] n, pl -lae also -las [NL, fr. L, mist, cloud; akin to OHG nebul fog, Gk nephele, nephos cloud] (ca. 1738) 1: any of numerous clouds of gas or dust in interstellar space
2: galaxy; esp: a galaxy other than the Milky Way galaxy--not used technically -- neb.u.lar adj