Nebula

From Fresh Dictionary

Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 2 Interlingua 2.1 Noun 3 Italian 3.1 Noun 3.2 Related terms 4 Latin 4.1 Noun 4.1.1 Translations

English

Pronunciation

• AHD: neb'jə-lə
• IPA: /ˈnebjələ/
• SAMPA: /"nebj@l@/

Etymology

French nubis, "cloud", Latin nebula, "little cloud", "mist". Akin to Greek νεφέλη, "cloud", German Nebel, "mist", "nebula", Old Norse nifl.

Noun

nebula (plural: nebulae)

1. (astronomy) A cloud in outer space consisting of gas or dust (e.g. a cloud formed after a star explodes).

Translations

a space cloud

Finnish: kaasusumu, tähtisumu, nebula French: nébuleuse German: Nebel m Greek: (nephos) Interlingua: nebulosa Italian: nebulosa f

Japanese: 星雲 Latin: nebula Portuguese: nebulosa f Russian: туманность

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Interlingua

Noun

1. fog, mist, haze
2. (pathol.) nebula

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Italian

Noun

nebula

1. (archaic) fog, mist; cloud
2. nebula

Related terms

• nebbia
• nebulizzare
• nebulosa

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Latin

Noun

nebula (plural nebulae)

1. fog
2. cloud

Translations

• English: nebula, little cloud
• Dutch: nevel
• French: nue
• German: Nebel
• Italian: nebbia and nuvola
• Spanish: niebla and nubefr:nebula

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