nebularizationn.
/ˌnɛbjᵿlərʌɪˈzeɪʃn/, U.S. /ˈˌnɛbjələrəˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/, /ˈˌnɛbjələˌraɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/ Astronomy. rare.
The process of changing into or becoming a nebula.
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agglutination1753
nebularizationa1892
fission1919
carbon cycle1940
r-process1956
s-process1956
nucleosynthesis1957
starquake1969
a1892 A. J. Howe Misc. Papers (1894) 47 There must be cause for the nebularization of matter, as there is for the aggregation of it into stellar masses.
1928 T. C. Chamberlin Two Solar Families 159 There may be spiralization that is not nebularization.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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