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1. (n.) nebula
a cloud of interstellar gas and dust.
2. nebula
(formerly) any distant celestial object that appears hazy or fuzzy.
3. nebula
Pathol.
4. nebula
a faint opacity in the cornea.
5. nebula
cloudiness in the urine.
Etymology: (1655–65; < L: a mist, vapor, cloud; akin to Gk nephélē cloud, G Nebel fog, haze)
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1. (noun) nebula
a medicinal liquid preparation intended for use in an atomizer
2. (noun) nebula
cloudiness of the urine
3. (noun) nebula
an immense cloud of gas (mainly hydrogen) and dust in interstellar space
4. (noun) nebula
(pathology) a faint cloudy spot on the cornea
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1. (noun) nebula
a faint, cloudlike, self-luminous mass of matter situated beyond the solar system among the stars. True nebulae are gaseous; but very distant star clusters often appear like them in the telescope
2. (noun) nebula
a white spot or a slight opacity of the cornea
3. (noun) nebula
a cloudy appearance in the urine
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