"enormous Lyman-alpha nebula" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: enormous Lyman-alpha nebulas [plural]
Etymology: enormous + Lyman alpha + nebula. From being a nebula with Lyman-alpha emissions that is larger than galaxies. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|enormous|Lyman alpha|nebula}} enormous + Lyman alpha + nebula Head templates: {{en-noun}} enormous Lyman-alpha nebula (plural enormous Lyman-alpha nebulas)
  1. (astronomy) A large gas cloud (nebula) larger than galaxies, found in intergalactic space, which radiates with an emission spectrum containing 2.47 THz lines (Lyman-alpha lines). Categories (topical): Astronomy Synonyms: ELAN, ELαN, ELyαN Hypernyms: luminous nebula, emission nebula, nebula, intergalactic cloud, gas cloud Derived forms: ELAN, ELαN, ELyαN
    Sense id: en-enormous_Lyman-alpha_nebula-en-noun-W7curZOe Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences Related terms: Lyman-alpha blob, LAB, LαB, LyαB, Lyman-alpha line, Ly-α line, Lyman-alpha, Ly-α, Lyman series, Ly-series, Ly series

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