Nebular

adj

adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or pertaining to a nebula.
  2. 2
    Cloudy; diffuse.
Adjective
  1. 1
    resembling a cloud wordnet
  2. 2
    of or relating to or resembling a nebula wordnet

Synonyms

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astralastronomicastronomicalastrophysicalcloudlikecloudlike

Example

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"According to the popular “nebular hypothesis,” the solar system was formed as the result of the gravitational collapse of a fragment of a giant molecular cloud."

Etymology

From nebula + -ar.

Related phrases

nebular hypothesis

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