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cosmic dust

American  

noun

Astronomy.

  1. fine particles of matter in space.

cosmic dust British  

noun

  1. fine particles of solid matter occurring throughout interstellar space and often collecting into clouds of extremely low density See also nebula

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Etymology

Origin of cosmic dust

First recorded in 1880–85

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