nebular

ˈnɛbjʊlə

Definition

Definition of nebular - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

visual look

Rare

cloudy or diffuse in appearance

Rare

The sky had a nebular quality after the storm.

cloudy

hazy

misty

space science

TECH.

relating to a nebula or nebulas

TECH.

The nebular theory explains the formation of the solar system.

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nebular hypothesis

theory that solar system evolved from a cloud of gas and dust

The nebular hypothesis explains the formation of the solar system.

Origin of nebular

Latin, nebula (mist)

Examples of nebular in a sentence

Through the telescope, the nebular formation was mesmerizing.
The nebular clouds were visible through the telescope.
Scientists study nebular formations to understand star birth.

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French:nébuleux, nébulaire, ...
German:nebelhaft, nebulös, ...
Italian:nebuloso, nebulare, ...
Spanish:nebuloso, nebular, ...
Portuguese:nebuloso, nebular, ...
Chinese:云雾状的, 星云的, ...
Japanese:曇った, 星雲の, ...
Arabic:سُديمي, سَديمي, ...
Hebrew:עַרְפִּילִי, עַרְפִּילִי, ...
Russian:туманный, небулярный, ...
Ukrainian:туманний, небулярний, ...
Hindi:धुंधला, निहारिका संबंधी, ...
Bengali:মেঘলা, নেবুলার, ...
Catalan:nebular, relatiu a nebuloses, ...
Czech:mlhavý, mlhovinný, ...
Danish:tåget, relateret til tåger, ...
Dutch:nevelig, met betrekking tot een nevel, ...
Greek:νεφελώδης, σχετικός με νεφέλες, ...
Hungarian:ködös, nebuláris, ...
Khmer:ពពកស្រអាប់, ពាក់ព័ន្ធនឹងសុទ្យាកាស, ...
Korean:흐릿한, 성운의, ...
Persian:ابری, سحابی, ...
Polish:mgławicowy, dotyczący mgławicy, ...
Portuguese (BR):nebuloso, nebular, ...
Romanian:nebulos, nebular, ...
Swedish:nebulös, nebulär, ...
Thai:คล้ายเมฆ, เนบิวลาร์, ...
Turkish:bulutsu, nebüler, ...
Vietnamese:mờ, thuộc về tinh vân, ...

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