"spiral nebula" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: spiral nebulas [plural], spiral nebulae [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|s|spiral nebulae}} spiral nebula (plural spiral nebulas or spiral nebulae)
  1. (astronomy) a spiral-shaped nebula Categories (topical): Astronomy
    Sense id: en-spiral_nebula-en-noun-jJ4fqdPY Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
  2. (astronomy, obsolete) a spiral-shaped white nebula; these were generally determined to be spiral galaxies in the 20th century Tags: obsolete Categories (topical): Astronomy
    Sense id: en-spiral_nebula-en-noun-ZIZx0LBK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 72 Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for spiral nebula meaning in All languages combined (1.6kB)

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