NEBULA


Meaning of NEBULA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈne-byə-lə ]

noun

( plural neb·u·lae -ˌlē, -ˌlī ; also -las )

Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, mist, cloud; akin to Old High German nebul fog, Greek nephelē, nephos cloud

Date: circa 1738

1. : any of numerous clouds of gas or dust in interstellar space

2. : galaxy 1b ; especially : a galaxy other than the Milky Way galaxy — not used technically

• neb·u·lar -lər adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.