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enormous Lyman-alpha nebula

enormous Lyman-alpha nebula noun: a large gas cloud (nebula) larger than galaxies, found in intergalactic space, which radiates with an emission spectrum containing 2.47 THz lines (Lyman-alpha lines).

Noun

enormous Lyman-alpha nebula (plural enormous Lyman-alpha nebulas)

  1. A large gas cloud (nebula) larger than galaxies, found in intergalactic space, which radiates with an emission spectrum containing 2.47 THz lines (Lyman-alpha lines).
    Synonyms:
    ELAN, ELαN, ELyαN

Synonyms of enormous Lyman-alpha nebula

Forms of enormous Lyman-alpha nebula

pluralenormous Lyman-alpha nebulas

Origin of enormous Lyman-alpha nebula

From enormous + Lyman alpha + nebula. From being a nebula with Lyman-alpha emissions that is larger than galaxies.

Words formed from enormous Lyman-alpha nebula

Questions about enormous Lyman-alpha nebula

What does enormous Lyman-alpha nebula mean?
Enormous Lyman-alpha nebula means a large gas cloud (nebula) larger than galaxies, found in intergalactic space, which radiates with an emission spectrum containing 2.47 THz lines (Lyman-alpha lines).
What part of speech is enormous Lyman-alpha nebula?
Enormous Lyman-alpha nebula is a noun.
What is the plural of enormous Lyman-alpha nebula?
The plural of enormous Lyman-alpha nebula is enormous Lyman-alpha nebulas.

Words near enormous Lyman-alpha nebula in the dictionary

  1. enormities
  2. enormity
  3. enormodome
  4. enormodomes
  5. enormous
  6. enormous Lyman-alpha nebula
  7. enormously
  8. enormousness
  9. enorthotrope
  10. enorthotropes
  11. Enos

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