nebulosity

[ neb-yuh-los-i-tee ]

/ ˌnɛb yəˈlɒs ɪ ti /

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noun, plural neb·u·los·i·ties.

nebulous or nebular matter.

a nebulous form, shape, or mass.

the state or condition of being nebulous.

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Origin of nebulosity

From the Late Latin word nebulōsitās, dating back to 1755–65. See nebulose, -ity

Words nearby nebulosity

nebulated, nebulium, nebulize, nebulizer, nebulose, nebulosity, nebulosus, nebulous, n.e.c., necessarian, necessaries

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How to use nebulosity in a sentence

It answers in fact fully to the E. word rack, Indicating atmospheric nebulosity; hence Ragnarok is very approp.
The Elder Eddas of Saemund Sigfusson; and the Younger Eddas of Snorre Sturleson|Saemund Sigfusson and Snorre Sturleson
By going back as far as possible, we thus arrive at a nebulosity so diffused that its existence could hardly be suspected.
A History of Science, Volume 3(of 5)|Henry Smith Williams
There are bristling comets, they are like the skins of beasts with their hair on, and are surrounded by a nebulosity.
Astronomical Myths|John F. Blake
A later writer on astronomy said that the substance of the nebulosity and the tail is of almost inconceivable tenuity.
Remarks|Bill Nye

They ranged from a faint trace of extensive diffuse nebulosity to a nebulous star with a mere vestige of cloudiness.
An Introduction to the History of Science|Walter Libby

British Dictionary definitions for nebulosity

nebulosity

/ (ˌnɛbjʊˈlɒsɪtɪ) /

noun plural -ties

the state or quality of being nebulous

astronomy a nebula

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