nebulosity
nebulous or nebular matter.
a nebulous form, shape, or mass.
the state or condition of being nebulous.
Origin of nebulosity
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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 SturlesonBy 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 WilliamsThere are bristling comets, they are like the skins of beasts with their hair on, and are surrounded by a nebulosity.
Astronomical Myths | John F. BlakeA later writer on astronomy said that the substance of the nebulosity and the tail is of almost inconceivable tenuity.
Remarks | Bill NyeThey 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
/ (ˌnɛbjʊˈlɒsɪtɪ) /
the state or quality of being nebulous
astronomy a nebula
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