Meaning of nebula

neb•u•la

Pronunciation: (neb'yu-lu), [key]

— pl. -lae -las.

Also calleddiffuse nebula.a cloud of interstellar gas and dust. Cf.dark nebula, emission nebula, reflection nebula.
(formerly) any celestial object that appears nebulous, hazy, or fuzzy, and extended in a telescope view.

a faint opacity in the cornea.
cloudiness in the urine.

any liquid medication prepared for use as a spray.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

See also:

nebula (Thesaurus)

Nebuchadnezzar nebular hypothesis

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