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DIFFUSE NEBULA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does diffuse nebula mean?
• DIFFUSE NEBULA (noun)
The noun DIFFUSE NEBULA has 1 sense:
1. a cluster of stars within an intricate cloud of gas and dust
Familiarity information: DIFFUSE NEBULA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A cluster of stars within an intricate cloud of gas and dust
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Synonyms:
diffuse nebula; gaseous nebula
Hypernyms ("diffuse nebula" is a kind of...):
nebula (an immense cloud of gas (mainly hydrogen) and dust in interstellar space)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "diffuse nebula"):
Hunter; Orion (a constellation on the equator to the east of Taurus; contains Betelgeuse and Rigel)
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