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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries星雲
Pronunciation / Transliteration: seiun
"夜空に輝く星雲を天体望遠鏡で観察した。"
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A cloud of gas and dust in outer space, visible in the night sky either as an indistinct bright patch or as a dark silhouette.
"The Orion Nebula is one of the brightest nebulae visible to the naked eye."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Late Middle English: from Latin, literally 'cloud, mist', related to cloud and Greek nephēlē.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "nebula" is said worldwide
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nébuleuse
Transliteration: nébuleuse
"Le télescope a capturé une image magnifique de la nébuleuse."
Nebel
Transliteration: Nebel
"Der Planetarische Nebel leuchtet in bunten Farben."
nebulosa
Transliteration: nebulosa
"La nebulosa è composta principalmente da idrogeno e elio."
nebula
Transliteration: nebula
Script: nebulosa
"Las estrellas nacen dentro de una gran nebulosa."
nebula
Transliteration: nebula
"A nebulosa de Órion é visível durante o inverno."
नीहारिका
Transliteration: niharika
"अंतरिक्ष दूरबीन ने एक नई नीहारिका की खोज की है।"
星云
Transliteration: xīngyún
"这片星云距离地球数光年之远。"
성운
Transliteration: seong-un
"우주망원경이 아름다운 성운의 모습을 포착했습니다."
星雲
Transliteration: seiun
"夜空に輝く星雲を天体望遠鏡で観察した。"
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