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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesnuage interstellaire
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /nɥaʒ ɛ̃.tɛʁ.stɛ.lɛʁ/
"Le télescope spatial a capturé une image magnifique d'un vaste nuage interstellaire."
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An accumulation of dense gas, plasma, and dust in the space between star systems in a galaxy.
"The Orion Nebula is a massive interstellar cloud where new stars are actively being formed." - 2
A discrete region of the interstellar medium containing higher concentrations of matter than the surrounding vacuum.
"Astronomers observed how the trajectory of the spacecraft was affected by passing through a diffuse interstellar cloud."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'interstellar' combines the Latin prefix 'inter-' (meaning between or among) with the adjective 'stellar', derived from 'stella' (star), coined in the 17th century. 'Cloud' comes from the Old English 'clūd', originally meaning a rock or mass of rock, which gradually shifted by the 13th century to refer to visible masses of water vapor or cosmic dust and gas.
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nuage interstellaire
Transliteration: /nɥaʒ ɛ̃.tɛʁ.stɛ.lɛʁ/
"Le télescope spatial a capturé une image magnifique d'un vaste nuage interstellaire."
interstellare Wolke
Transliteration: /ɪntɐstɛˈlaːʁə ˈvɔlkə/
"Eine interstellare Wolke besteht hauptsächlich aus Wasserstoff und Helium."
nube interstellare
Transliteration: /ˈnu.be in.ter.stelˈla.re/
"Le nuove stelle nascono all'interno di una densa nube interstellare."
nube interestelar
Transliteration: /ˈnu.βe in.te.ɾes.teˈlaɾ/
"Los astrónomos estudian la composición química de cada nube interestelar."
nuvem interestelar
Transliteration: /ˈnu.vẽj̃ in.tɛ.ɾis.teˈlaɾ/
"A nebulosa é um tipo de nuvem interestelar brilhante."
अंतरतारकीय बादल
Transliteration: antartarakeeya baadal
"अंतरतारकीय बादल अंतरिक्ष में गैस और धूल के विशाल भंडार होते हैं।"
星际云
Transliteration: xīng jì yún
"天文学家在银河系中发现了一个巨大的星际云。"
성간 성운
Transliteration: seong-gan seong-un
"이 성간 성운은 새로운 별들의 탄생 장소입니다."
星間雲
Transliteration: seikan-un
"星間雲はガスやチリが集まって形成されます。"
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