planetary nebula
planetary nebula · planetary nebulas · planetary nebulae
планетарна туманність
планетарная туманность
planetarischer Nebel
A nebulosity surrounding a dying red giant, consisting of material expelled by the starA nebulosity surrounding a dying red giant, consisting of material expelled by the star.
Meaning
1 sensesA nebulosity surrounding a dying red giant, consisting of material expelled by the star.
planetarischer Nebel
планета́рная тума́нностьplanetárnaja tumánnostʹ
планета́рна тума́нністьplanetárna tumánnistʹ
More definitions
- a nebula that was once thought to be a star with its planets but is now thought to be a very hot star surrounded by an expanding envelope of ionized gases that emit a fluorescent glow because of intense radiation from the star
Translations
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Origin
Coined by William Herschel because of their apparent resemblance to the planet Uranus.Coined by William Herschel because of their apparent resemblance to the planet Uranus.
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Forms
plural: planetary nebulas / planetary nebulae| Singular | planetary nebula |
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| Plural | planetary nebulas / planetary nebulae |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsPN
Word family
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