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enormous lyman-alpha nebula

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.82 in modern English

Syllables
enor-mous -ly-man-al-pha neb-u-la
IPA
38
Scrabble Score
24
Letters
8
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A large gas cloud (nebula) larger than galaxies, found in intergalactic space, which radiates with an emission spectrum containing 2.47 THz lines (Lyman-alpha lines).

Etymology

From enormous + Lyman alpha + nebula. From being a nebula with Lyman-alpha emissions that is larger than galaxies.

Inflected Forms

enormous Lyman-alpha nebulas (plural)

Derived Forms

ELAN ELαN ELyαN

Phrases

Lyman-alpha blob Lyman-alpha line Ly-α line Lyman-alpha Ly-α Lyman series Ly-series Ly series

Frequently Paired Words

Lyman-alpha blob LAB LαB LyαB Lyman-alpha line Ly-α line Lyman-alpha Ly-α

Synonyms

ELAN ELαN ELyαN

Questions

What does enormous lyman-alpha nebula mean?
A large gas cloud (nebula) larger than galaxies, found in intergalactic space, which radiates with an emission spectrum containing 2.47 THz lines (Lyman-alpha lines).
Where does enormous lyman-alpha nebula come from?
From enormous + Lyman alpha + nebula. From being a nebula with Lyman-alpha emissions that is larger than galaxies.

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