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Minkowski's Butterfly

Minkowski's Butterfly proper noun: a planetary nebula, a bipolar nebula in the Ophiuchus constellation with twin jets that form the wings.

Proper noun

Minkowski's Butterfly

  1. A planetary nebula, a bipolar nebula in the Ophiuchus constellation with twin jets that form the wings.
    Synonyms:
    M2-9, M 2-9, Minkowski 2-9, Twin Jet Nebula, Wings of a Butterfly Nebula

Synonyms of Minkowski's Butterfly

  • M2-9
  • M 2-9
  • Minkowski 2-9
  • Twin Jet Nebula
  • Wings of a Butterfly Nebula

Forms of Minkowski's Butterfly

alternative formMinkowski Butterfly
alternative formMinkowski butterfly
alternative formMinkowski's butterfly

Origin of Minkowski's Butterfly

Minkowski + butterfly. From being reminiscent of a butterfly in shape. Named after American astronomer Rudolph Minkowski, who discovered it.

Questions about Minkowski's Butterfly

What does Minkowski's Butterfly mean?
Minkowski's Butterfly means a planetary nebula, a bipolar nebula in the Ophiuchus constellation with twin jets that form the wings.
What part of speech is Minkowski's Butterfly?
Minkowski's Butterfly is a proper noun.

Words near Minkowski's Butterfly in the dictionary

  1. Minkowski inequality
  2. Minkowski space
  3. Minkowski spaces
  4. Minkowski spacetime
  5. Minkowski spacetimes
  6. Minkowski's Butterfly
  7. Minkowski's Object
  8. Minkowski's question mark function
  9. Minkowski-Bouligand dimension
  10. Minkowski-Bouligand dimensions
  11. minkowskian

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