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nebulosity

American  
[neb-yuh-los-i-tee] / ˌnɛb yəˈlɒs ɪ ti /

noun

nebulosities plural
  1. nebulous or nebular matter.

  2. a nebulous form, shape, or mass.

  3. the state or condition of being nebulous.


nebulosity British  
/ ˌnɛbjʊˈlɒsɪtɪ /

noun

  1. the state or quality of being nebulous

  2. astronomy a nebula

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of nebulosity

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

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The hot central star can be seen faintly near the center of the nebulosity.

From Textbooks • Oct. 13, 2016

Later, the stars wander out of their nursery to seek their fortunes in the Milky Way, stellar adolescents still surrounded by tuffs of glowing nebulosity, residues still gravitationally attached of their amniotic gas.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

It might then be dimly lighted by the surrounding nebulosity, or by a luminous envelope in its own atmosphere.

From The Origin of the World According to Revelation and Science by Dawson, John William

Another objection is that there is no known nebulosity near at hand with which to connect the climatic vicissitudes of the last glacial period.

From Climatic Changes Their Nature and Causes by Huntington, Ellsworth

His mental nebulosity is resolving itself into something concrete, which shall weigh upon him for a while and propel him in the direction of Atheism and Demagogy.

From The Book of Khalid by Rihani, Ameen Fares

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