nebula

Betekenis (Engels)

1. A cloud in outer space consisting of gas or dust (e.g. a cloud formed after a star explodes).
2. (archaic) A white spot or slight opacity of the cornea.
3. (obsolete) A cloudy appearance in the urine.

Sinonieme

galaxy

🌌

fog

🌫️

Milky Way

🌌

mist

nebulosity

nimbus

spray

star system

turbidity

Galaxy

🌌

gaseous nebula

nephelium

cloudiness

star cloud

Vertalings

nébuleuse

nebulosa

nebulosa

Nebel

🌫️

nebulosa

νεφέλωμα

nebulosa

nebula

🌫️

nevel

🌫️

سديم

nebula

Nebelfleck

nevelvlek

Galaxie

🌌

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈnɛbjʊlə/

Etimologie (Engels)

Verwante met Antieke Grieks: νεφέλη

Verwante met Duits: Nebel

Verwante met Old Norse: nifl

Verwante met Pools: niebo

Verwante met Russies: не́бо

In summary

Borrowed from Latin nebula (“little cloud, mist”). Akin to Ancient Greek νεφέλη (nephélē, “cloud”), German Nebel (“mist, nebula”), Old Norse nifl, Polish niebo (“sky, heaven”), Russian не́бо (nébo, “sky”).