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SPIRAL NEBULA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does spiral nebula mean?
• SPIRAL NEBULA (noun)
The noun SPIRAL NEBULA has 1 sense:
1. a galaxy having a spiral structure; arms containing younger stars spiral out from old stars at the center
Familiarity information: SPIRAL NEBULA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A galaxy having a spiral structure; arms containing younger stars spiral out from old stars at the center
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Synonyms:
spiral galaxy; spiral nebula
Hypernyms ("spiral nebula" is a kind of...):
extragalactic nebula; galaxy ((astronomy) a collection of star systems; any of the billions of systems each having many stars and nebulae and dust)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "spiral nebula"):
Andromeda galaxy (a spiral galaxy in the constellation of Andromeda that is visible to the naked eye)
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