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nebula

/ˈnɛbjʊlə/

Meanings
noun
A cloud in outer space consisting of gas or dust (e.g. a cloud formed after a star explodes).

Examples :

"The telescope showed a beautiful nebula glowing with different colors. "
space astronomy physics science phenomena

Related Words

Illustration dehydrated

dehydrated verb

/diːhaɪdˈɹeɪtəd/ /dəhˈaɪdɹeɪtəd/

To lose or remove water; to dry

"After running the marathon, the athlete was severely dehydrated and needed water immediately. "

Illustration glowing

glowing verb

/ˈɡləʊɪŋ/ /ˈɡloʊɪŋ/

To give off light from heat or to emit light as if heated.

"The fire was still glowing after ten hours."

Illustration explodes

explodes verb

/ɪkˈsploʊdz/

To destroy with an explosion.

"The assassin exploded the car by means of a car bomb."

Illustration appearance

appearance noun

/əˈpɪəɹəns/ /əˈpɪɹəns/

The act of appearing or coming into sight; the act of becoming visible to the eye.

"His sudden appearance surprised me."

Illustration different

different noun

/ˈdɪf.(ə)ɹ.ənt/

The different ideal.

"My family has a different ideal for my future than I do. "

Illustration consisting

consisting verb

/kənˈsɪstɪŋ/

To be.

"The project consists of three main parts. "

Illustration noticed

noticed verb

/ˈnəʊtɪst/ /ˈnoʊtɪst/

To remark upon; to mention.

""The teacher noticed that Sarah hadn't completed her homework." "

Illustration telescope

telescope noun

/ˈtɛlɪskəʊp/ /ˈtɛləˌskoʊp/

A monocular optical instrument that magnifies distant objects, especially in astronomy.

"Using the telescope, the student was able to observe the craters on the moon clearly. "

Illustration indicated

indicated verb

/ˈɪndɪkeɪtɪd/

To point out; to discover; to direct to a knowledge of; to show; to make known.

"The guard blew his whistle to indicate imminent departure."

Illustration formed

formed verb

/fɔːmd/ /fɔɹmd/

To assume (a certain shape or visible structure).

"The children formed a circle to play duck, duck, goose. "

Illustration beautiful

beautiful noun

/ˈbjuːtɪfəl/

Someone who is beautiful. Can be used as a term of address.

"Hey, beautiful!"

Illustration opacity

opacity noun

/oʊˈpæsɪtiː/

The state or quality of being opaque, not allowing light to pass through

"We could not see the sandbar due to the opacity of the muddy water."