Thesaurus: nebula

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1. n. 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. n. A white spot or a slight opacity of the cornea.
3. n. A cloudy appearance in the urine.
4. n. a medicinal liquid preparation intended for use in an atomizer
5. n. cloudiness of the urine
6. n. an immense cloud of gas (mainly hydrogen) and dust in interstellar space
7. n. (pathology) a faint cloudy spot on the cornea
8. 1. (Astron.) A faint, cloudlike, self-luminous mass of matter situated beyond the solar system among the stars. True nebulæ are gaseous; but very distant star clusters often appear like them in the telescope. 2. (Med.) (a) A white spot or a slight opacity of the cornea. (b) A cloudy appearance in the urine. [Obs.]
9. A faint, cloudlike, self-luminous mass of matter situatedbeyond the solar system among the stars. True nebulæ are gaseous; butvery distant star clusters often appear like them in the telescope.
10. n:100 n. a medicinal liquid preparation intended for use in an atomizer n. cloudiness of the urine n. an immense cloud of gas (mainly hydrogen) and dust in interstellar space