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nebulas

nebulas 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 nebulas

Questions about nebulas

What is nebulas the plural of?
Nebulas is the plural of nebula.

Words near nebulas in the dictionary

  1. nebularization
  2. nebularize
  3. nebularized
  4. nebularizes
  5. nebularizing
  6. nebulas
  7. nebulated
  8. nebulation
  9. nebulations
  10. nebule
  11. nebules

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