Nebular — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

of or relating to or resembling a nebula

resembling a cloud

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/nˈɛbjʊlɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/nˈɛbjʊlə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/nˈɛbjʊlə/

3 syllables Say it as /nˈɛbjʊlɚ/.

Examples

the nebular hypothesis of the origin of the solar system

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

nebulous cloudlike

Parts of Speech

adjective	of or relating to or resembling a nebula “the nebular hypothesis of the origin of the solar system”
adjective	resembling a cloud

Word Forms

nebula

noun

an immense cloud of gas (mainly hydrogen) and dust in interstellar space

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

neblig

von einem Nebel, bezieht sich auf ihn oder ähnelt einem Nebel

🇫🇷French

nébulaire

de ou se rapportant à ou ressemblant à une nébuleuse

🇮🇹Italian

nebulare

di o relativo o simile a una nebulosa

🇳🇱Dutch

nevelig

van of betrekking hebbend op of lijkend op een nevel

🇵🇹Portuguese

nebuloso

de ou relacionado com ou semelhante a uma nebulosa

🇷🇺Russian

туманный

туманность, относящаяся к ней или напоминающая ее

India

🇮🇳Hindi

निहारिका

नीहारिका से संबंधित या उससे मिलता-जुलता

🇧🇩Bengali

নেবুলার

একটি নীহারিকা এর সাথে সম্পর্কিত বা অনুরূপ

🇮🇳Tamil

நெபுலார்

நெபுலாவுடன் தொடர்புடையது அல்லது ஒத்திருக்கிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

నెబ్యులార్

నిహారికకు సంబంధించినది లేదా పోలి ఉంటుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

नेब्युलर

तेजोमेघाचे किंवा त्याच्याशी संबंधित किंवा सदृश

🇮🇳Gujarati

નેબ્યુલર

નિહારિકાના અથવા તેનાથી સંબંધિત અથવા તેના જેવું લાગે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ನೀಹಾರಿಕೆ

ನೀಹಾರಿಕೆಗೆ ಸಂಬಂಧಿಸಿದ ಅಥವಾ ಹೋಲುವ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നെബുലാർ

ഒരു നെബുലയുമായി ബന്ധപ്പെട്ടതോ സാമ്യമുള്ളതോ ആയ

🇵🇰Urdu

نیبولر

نیبولا کا یا اس سے متعلق یا اس سے مشابہت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

星云状的

属于星云或与星云有关或类似的

🇯🇵Japanese

星雲

星雲の、星雲に関する、または星雲に似た

🇰🇷Korean

성운의

성운과 관련이 있거나 성운과 유사함

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tinh vân

của, liên quan đến hoặc giống như một tinh vân

🇹🇭Thai

เนบิวลา

ของหรือเกี่ยวข้องกับหรือคล้ายเนบิวลา

🇮🇩Indonesian

nebula

dari atau berkaitan dengan atau menyerupai nebula

🇲🇾Malay

berbentuk nebula

daripada atau berkaitan dengan atau menyerupai nebula

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

سديم

من أو تتعلق أو تشبه سديم

🇮🇷Persian

سحابی

مربوط به سحابی یا شبیه بودن به آن

🇹🇷Turkish

bulutsu

bir bulutsuya ait veya onunla ilgili veya ona benzeyen

🇮🇱Hebrew

ערפילי

של ערפילית או הקשורה אליה או דומה לה

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