Definition of Extragalactic nebula

1. Noun. (astronomy) a collection of star systems; any of the billions of systems each having many stars and nebulae and dust. "`extragalactic nebula' is a former name for `galaxy'"

Exact synonyms: Galaxy
Category relationships: Astronomy, Uranology
Generic synonyms: Accumulation, Aggregation, Assemblage, Collection
Specialized synonyms: Spiral Galaxy, Spiral Nebula, Great Attractor, Milky Way, Milky Way Galaxy, Milky Way System
Specialized synonyms: Magellanic Cloud
Member holonyms: Star
Group relationships: Cosmos, Creation, Existence, Macrocosm, Universe, World
Terms within: Cosmic Dust
Derivative terms: Galactic

Lexicographical Neighbors of Extragalactic Nebula

extradural haematorrhachis
extradural haemorrhage
extraembryonic
extraembryonic blastoderm
extraembryonic celom
extraembryonic ectoderm
extraembryonic membrane
extraembryonic mesoderm
extraepiphysial
extrafamilial
extrafloral
extrafoliaceous
extraforaneous
extragalactic
extragalactic nebula (current term)
extragastrointestinal
extrageneous
extragenetic
extragenic
extragenomic
extraglomerular
extragonadal
extrahelical
extrahepatic
extraintestinal
extrait
extraits
extrajection

Literary usage of Extragalactic nebula

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. An Almanack for the Year of Our Lord by Joseph Whitaker (1869)
"These regions are of particular interest for the study of the Galaxy and of extragalactic nebula; because they are relatively bright and can be seen at ..."

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