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nebulose

/ˈnɛbjʊləʊz/

nebulose adjective: nebulous; cloudy.

Adjective

nebulose (comparative more nebulose, superlative most nebulose)

  1. nebulous; cloudy

Noun

nebulose (plural nebuloses)

  1. (archaic) A nebula.
    • The last thing I shall mention is the Nebulose, which are those glaring whitish appearances, seen with our Telescopes in Andromeda's Girdle1713, W[illiam] Derham, Physico-Theology: Or, A Demonstration of the Being and Attributes of God, from His Works of Creation. […], London: […] W[illiam] Innys, […], →OCLC

Forms of nebulose

Adjective
comparativemore nebulose
superlativemost nebulose
Noun
pluralnebuloses

Questions about nebulose

What does nebulose mean?
Nebulose means nebulous; cloudy.
What part of speech is nebulose?
Nebulose can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce nebulose?
Nebulose is pronounced /ˈnɛbjʊləʊz/.

Words near nebulose in the dictionary

  1. nebulized
  2. nebulizer
  3. nebulizers
  4. nebulizes
  5. nebulizing
  6. nebulose
  7. nebuloses
  8. nebulosi
  9. nebulosities
  10. nebulosity
  11. nebulosus

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