reflection nebula
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.18 in modern English
23
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
5
Syllables
12
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A nebula that consists of dust which reflects starlight and appears blue in photographs.
Example Sentences
- "The Pleiades are surrounded by a reflection nebula."
- "The Citadel is surrounded by a blue-tinted reflection nebula. The light of the nebula is actually light from the Citadel, scattered and reflected back at the station."