nebula

🇬🇧 UK/'nebjulә/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

n.

A vast cloud of gas or dust in outer space; a slight opacity or cloudiness of the cornea.

星云;角膜云翳

🧩 Root Breakdown

Loanword
nebulaother
=nebula

Common Collocations

  • 1.planetary nebula行星星云
  • 2.emission nebula发射星云

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The Orion Nebula is visible to the naked eye from Earth.

  • 2.

    Astronomers use telescopes to study distant nebulae in the universe.

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