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nebulae

/ˈnɛbjʊliː/

nebulae is the plural of nebula.

Meaning of nebula

Noun

nebula (plural nebulae or nebulas or (archaic) nebulæ)

  1. A cloud in outer space consisting of gas or dust (e.g. a cloud formed after a star explodes).
    • Approximately 5 billion years ago, our solar nebula was formed as gravitational forces pulled interstellar gas and dust into a swirling mass around out newly formed sun.2012, Chinle Miller, In Mesozoic Lands: The Mesozoic Geology of Arches and Canyonlands National Parks, Kindle edition
  2. (archaic) A white spot or slight opacity of the cornea.
  3. (obsolete) A cloudy appearance in the urine.

Phrases with nebulae

Questions about nebulae

What is nebulae the plural of?
Nebulae is the plural of nebula.
How do you pronounce nebulae?
Nebulae is pronounced /ˈnɛbjʊliː/.

Words near nebulae in the dictionary

  1. Nebty name
  2. Nebty names
  3. Nebuchadnezzar
  4. Nebuchadnezzars
  5. nebula
  6. nebulae
  7. nebulalike
  8. nebular
  9. nebularine
  10. nebularization
  11. nebularize

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Adapted from Wiktionary: nebulae (page history and authors); nebula (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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