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nebule

/ˈnɛbjuːl/

nebule noun: a decorative wavy or curly pattern; moulding of an undulating or wavy form. Also the alternative form of nebulé.

Noun

nebule (plural nebules)

  1. A decorative wavy or curly pattern; moulding of an undulating or wavy form.
    • The most common mouldings are the billet, the nail-head, the chevron, the zig-zag or embattled frette, hatchet, nebule, star, rope, beak-head, dog-tooth, and, occasionally, different sorts of foliage, as the vine[…]1836, Henry Gally Knight, An Architectural Tour in Normandy: With Some Remarks on Norman Architecture, page 199
    • The nave and aisles and west transept have a nebule corbel-tabling under the eaves. The aisle windows are large octofoiled circles. A huge square tower rises over the middle bay of the west transept. On each side are two large Middle-Pointed windows of three lights,[…]1848, Benjamin Webb, Sketches of Continental Ecclesiolgy, Or, Church Notes in Belgium, Germany and Italy, page 45
  2. A single dose intended to be taken using a nebulizer.
    • For exaample, leachables from glues used to apply labels to the outer wraps of nebule formulations were being found inside the nebule formulation.2012, Douglas J. Ball, Daniel L. Norwood, Cheryl L. M. Stults, Leachables and Extractables Handbook, page 82
    • Place contents of nebule in bottom of nebule bowl, fix to face mask and apply oxygen or air to mask at 6–8 L/min flow rate.2013, Angus C. Cameron, Richard P. Widmer, Handbook of Pediatric Dentistry

Also used as

nebule is also the alternative form of nebulé.

Examples of nebule in a sentence

  • The first on the south side, reconing from the west, and the last on the north have the cable, and the others the lozenge, nebule, and hatchet.1898, Arthur Dimock, The Cathedral Church of Southwell, page 61:
  • The period of the nebule head-dress trends somewhat upon the reign of the succeeding monarch, inasmuch as it lasted from 1350 to 1380.2012, Mrs. Charles H. Ashdown, British Costume from Earliest Times to 1820:
  • High dose: 1.25 mg per nebule every 6 to 8 hours if symptoms are acute or unresponsive to low dose.2023, William E. Berger, Tonya A. Winders, Asthma For Dummies, page 252:

Forms of nebule

pluralnebules

Origin of nebule

From Latin nebula (“little cloud, mist”), though the first sense ("a decorative wavy pattern", as a noun) is perhaps a misunderstanding of the adjective nebulé (“wavy”).

Questions about nebule

What does nebule mean?
Nebule means a decorative wavy or curly pattern; moulding of an undulating or wavy form.
How do you use nebule in a sentence?
The first on the south side, reconing from the west, and the last on the north have the cable, and the others the lozenge, nebule, and hatchet.
What part of speech is nebule?
Nebule is a noun.
How do you pronounce nebule?
Nebule is pronounced /ˈnɛbjuːl/.
What is the plural of nebule?
The plural of nebule is nebules.

Words near nebule in the dictionary

  1. nebularizing
  2. nebulas
  3. nebulated
  4. nebulation
  5. nebulations
  6. nebule
  7. nebules
  8. nebulette
  9. nebulin
  10. nebulins
  11. nebulisation

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