Lexic.us

Definition of Nebulous

1. Adjective. Lacking definite form or limits. "Nebulous distinction between pride and conceit"

2. Adjective. Of or relating to or resembling a nebula. "The nebular hypothesis of the origin of the solar system"

3. Adjective. Lacking definition or definite content. "Unfixed as were her general notions of what men ought to be"

Definition of Nebulous

1. a. Cloudy; hazy; misty.

Definition of Nebulous

1. Adjective. In the form of a cloud or haze; hazy. ¹

2. Adjective. Vague or ill-defined. ¹

3. Adjective. Relating to a nebula or nebulae. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Nebulous

1. unclear [adj] - See also: unclear

Medical Definition of Nebulous

1. 1. Cloudy; hazy; misty. 2. Of, pertaining to, or having the appearance of, a nebula; nebular; cloudlike. Neb"ulously, Neb"ulousness. Origin: L. Nebulosus: cf. F. Nebuleux. See Nebula. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Nebulous

nebulium nebuliums nebulization nebulizations nebulize nebulized nebulizer nebulizers nebulizes nebulizing

nebulose nebulosi nebulosities nebulosity nebulosus nebulous (current term) nebulous urine nebulously nebulousness nebulousnesses

nebuly nebulæ necator necator americanus necatoriasis necessaire necessarian necessarianism necessaries necessariest

Literary usage of Nebulous

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

1. The Chemical News and Journal of Industrial Science (1906)
"625 to 622 nebulous, connected with the following ; strong maximum at 624. ... 540 and 539 Maxima of a moderate, nebulous band. 534 to 522-5 nebulous, weak, ..."

2. Philosophical Transactions by Royal Society (Great Britain) (1791)
"On nebulous Stars, properly fo called. ... Cloudy or nebulous (tars have been mentioned by ... or fuch nebulous appearances as might be ..."

3. Cosmos: A Sketch of a Physical Description of the Universe by Alexander von Humboldt (1868)
"THE TWO MAGELLANIC CLOUDS, IN WHICH CROWDED nebulous SPOTS ARE ... But whether these well-defined nebulous spots be a self-luminous vapory matter, ..."

4. Problems in Astrophysics by Agnes Mary Clerke (1903)
"CHAPTER XXIX. nebulous CLUSTERS Continued. MANY nebulous clusters besides the Pleiades are known, but none in which the relations of ..."

5. The Complete Works of Thomas Dick, Ll.D.: Eleven Volumes in Two by Thomas Dick (1851)
"In 1783, I examined the nebulous star, and found it to be faintly surrounded with a circular glory of whitish nebulosity, faintly joining it to the great ..."

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