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dark nebula
noun Astronomy.
a cloud of interstellar gas and dust that absorbs and thus obscures the light from stars behind it, appearing as a dark patch in front of a bright nebula or in an otherwise bright area of sky.
Also called absorption nebula.
Origin:
1930–35
1930–35
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World English Dictionary
| dark nebula | |
| —n | |
| See nebula a type of nebula that is observed by its blocking of radiation from other sources | |
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| dark nebula
See absorption nebula. |
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