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planetary nebula

noun

1 planetary nebula

A nebula that was once thought to be a star with its planets but is now thought to be a very hot star surrounded by an expanding envelope of ionized gases that emit a fluorescent glow because of intense radiation from the star.

Dutch: planetaire nevel, planeetnevel


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