nebulosity
Americannoun
plural
nebulosities-
nebulous or nebular matter.
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a nebulous form, shape, or mass.
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the state or condition of being nebulous.
noun
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the state or quality of being nebulous
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astronomy a nebula
Etymology
Origin of nebulosity
From the Late Latin word nebulōsitās, dating back to 1755–65. See nebulose, -ity
Example Sentences
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The hot central star can be seen faintly near the center of the nebulosity.
From Textbooks • Oct. 13, 2016
Later, the stars wander out of their nursery to seek their fortunes in the Milky Way, stellar adolescents still surrounded by tuffs of glowing nebulosity, residues still gravitationally attached of their amniotic gas.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
The ‘glow’ which surrounds them has been observed in a few instances to have vanished without leaving any trace of nebulosity behind, but the causes which have brought about such a result are entirely unknown.
From The Astronomy of Milton's 'Paradise Lost' by Orchard, Thomas Nathaniel
Prof. Barnard describes some regions in the constellation Taurus containing “dark lanes” in a groundwork of faint nebulosity.
From Astronomical Curiosities Facts and Fallacies by Gore, J. Ellard
For if there is an intimate relation between the stars and the nebulosity, it would follow that where there is no nebulosity in this particular region there would be no stars.
From Astronomical Curiosities Facts and Fallacies by Gore, J. Ellard
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