nebula

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.3.3 Related terms 1.3.4 See also 2 Interlingua 2.1 Noun 3 Italian 3.1 Noun 3.1.1 Related terms 4 Latin 4.1 Etymology 4.2 Noun 4.2.1 Inflection 4.2.2 Synonyms

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• enPR: neb'jə-lə, IPA: /ˈnebjələ/, SAMPA: /"nebj@l@/

[edit] Etymology

from Latin nebula, "little cloud", "mist". Akin to Greek νεφέλη, "cloud", German Nebel, "mist", "nebula", Old Norse nifl.

[edit] Noun

nebula (plural nebulae or nebulas)

1. (astronomy) A cloud in outer space consisting of gas or dust (e.g. a cloud formed after a star explodes).

[edit] Translations

[edit] Derived terms

• solar nebula
• stellar nebula
• planetary nebula
• preplanetary nebula
• protoplanetary nebula
• reflection nebula
• emission nebula
• diffuse nebula
• dark nebula

[edit] Related terms

• nebulosity
• nebulous
• nebular

[edit] See also

• plerion
• nova remnant
• supernova remnant
• Herbig-Haro object
• Bok globule
• interstellar cloud
• intergalactic cloud
• high velocity cloud

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[edit] Interlingua

[edit] Noun

nebula (plural nebulas)

1. fog, mist, haze
2. (pathology) nebula

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[edit] Italian

[edit] Noun

nebula f. (plural nebule)

1. (archaic) fog, mist; cloud
2. nebula

[edit] Related terms

• nebbia
• nebulizzare
• nebulosa

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[edit] Latin

[edit] Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *nébʰos (“‘cloud’”). Cognate with Ancient Greek νέφος (nephos), Sanskrit नभस् (nábhas).

[edit] Noun

nebula (genitive nebulae); f, first declension

1. fog
2. cloud
3. vapor
4. vocative singular of nebula

nebulā f.

1. ablative singular of nebula

[edit] Inflection

First declension (1).

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	nebula	nebulae
genitive	nebulae	nebulārum
dative	nebulae	nebulīs
accusative	nebulam	nebulās
ablative	nebulā	nebulīs
vocative	nebula	nebulae

[edit] Synonyms

• cālīgō