Found 2 items, similar to nebula.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: nebula
nebula
n 1: a medicinal liquid preparation intended for use in an
atomizer
2: cloudiness of the urine
3: an immense cloud of gas (mainly hydrogen) and dust in
interstellar space
4: (pathology) a faint cloudy spot on the cornea
[also:
nebulae (pl)]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Nebula
Nebula
\Neb"u*la\ (n[e^]b"[-u]*l[.a]), n.; pl.
Nebul[ae]
(n[e^]b"[-u]*l[=e]). [L., mist, cloud; akin to Gr. nefe`lh,
ne`fos, 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. The term
was originally applied to any diffuse luminous region.
Now, technically, it is applied to interstellar clouds of
dust and gases (
diffuse nebula). However distant
galaxies and very distant star clusters often appear like
them in the telescope, such as the
spiral nebula in
Andromeda, known now to be a distant galaxy.
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2. (Med.)
(a) A white spot or a slight opacity of the cornea.
(b) A cloudy appearance in the urine. [Obs.]
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