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emission nebulae

emission nebulae is the plural of emission nebula.

Meaning of emission nebula

Noun

emission nebula (plural emission nebulae or emission nebulas)

  1. A nebula composed of ionized gases which produce visible light (as distinct from a reflection nebula, which reflects the light produced by neighboring stars).
    • The Orion nebula is an emission nebula—it glows with its own light.2000 October 12, Prof. Daniel Styer, “Nebulae”, in Oberlin College Physics Department, retrieved 07 Apr 2014

Questions about emission nebulae

What is emission nebulae the plural of?
Emission nebulae is the plural of emission nebula.

Words near emission nebulae in the dictionary

  1. emission allowance
  2. emission allowances
  3. emission line
  4. emission lines
  5. emission nebula
  6. emission nebulae
  7. emission nebulas
  8. emission spectra
  9. emission spectrum
  10. emission spectrums
  11. emission theory

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