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Bok globule

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[bok] / bɒk /

noun

Astronomy.

  1. a dense spherical cloud of gas and dust in interstellar space that absorbs light from stars.

Etymology

Origin of Bok globule

First recorded in 1975–80; named after Bart J. Bok (1906–83), American astronomer

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