Nebula

['nebjʊlə] or ['nɛbjələ]

Definition

(noun.) (pathology) a faint cloudy spot on the cornea.

(noun.) an immense cloud of gas (mainly hydrogen) and dust in interstellar space.

(noun.) cloudiness of the urine.

(noun.) a medicinal liquid preparation intended for use in an atomizer.

Checker: Wade--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) A faint, cloudlike, self-luminous mass of matter situated beyond the solar system among the stars. True nebulae are gaseous; but very distant star clusters often appear like them in the telescope.

(n.) A white spot or a slight opacity of the cornea.

(n.) A cloudy appearance in the urine.

Checker: Seymour

Definition

n. a little cloud: a faint misty appearance in the heavens produced either by a group of stars too distant to be seen singly or by diffused gaseous matter:—pl. Neb′ul?/span>.—adjs. Neb′ular pertaining to nebul? like nebul? Nebul (neb-ū-lā′) curved in and out (her.); Neb′ulose Neb′ulous misty hazy vague: relating to or having the appearance of a nebula.—ns. Nebulos′ity Neb′ulousness.—Nebular hypothesis the theory of Laplace and Sir W. Herschel that nebul?form the earliest stage in the formation of stars and planets.

Typist: Norton