Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

white nebula

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.23 in modern English

Syllables
white neb-u-la
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

a nebula that appears white in colouration through a high-powered telescope (nebulae often appear to have some hint of colour through a powerful telescope, but white when not using a powerful instrument); these nebulae were generally to be determined to be galaxies in the 20th century

Obsolete

Etymology

Usage

Inflected Forms

Frequently Paired Words

spiral nebula great nebula

Questions

What does white nebula mean?
a nebula that appears white in colouration through a high-powered telescope (nebulae often appear to have some hint of colour through a powerful telescope, but white when not using a powerful instrument); these nebulae were generally to be determined to be galaxies in the 20th century
Where does white nebula come from?
white + nebula

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