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Planetary nebula Moderate

Planetary nebula has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

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Noun
1

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

2

A nebulosity surrounding a dying red giant, consisting of material expelled by the star.

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Broader Terms (hypernyms)
nebula
Rhyming Words
ula aula pula kula tula mula eula cula sula hula lula gula khula afula chula shula uvula tuula inula toula
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