Nebulosity

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The characteristic of being nebulous; cloudiness (measured in octas). countable, uncountable

    "With higher powers the field does not appear to be sufficiently large to allow of each streak of nebulosity being compared with the surrounding parts where the nebulosity is not quite so bright."

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dark cloudhazinessnebulanebulousnessovercast

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"With higher powers the field does not appear to be sufficiently large to allow of each streak of nebulosity being compared with the surrounding parts where the nebulosity is not quite so bright."

Etymology

From Latin nebulōsitās.

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