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star cloud

American  

noun

Astronomy.

  1. a cloudlike patch of light on the celestial sphere, consisting of a multitude of stars.

Etymology

Origin of star cloud

First recorded in 1930–35

Example Sentences

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The sun is a middle-sized, middle-aged citizen of the star cloud, or galaxy, known as the Milky Way.

From Time Magazine Archive

A great star cloud in the constellation Sagittarius, looking towards the center of the Milky Way Galaxy.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

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