| 单词 | nebulous star |
| 释义 | > as lemmasnebulous star nebulous star n. [compare French étoile nébuleuse (1642)] Astronomy (now historical) a small cluster of indistinct stars having the appearance of a single hazy star; (also) a star with a large gaseous atmosphere giving it a hazy appearance. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > star > [noun] > nebulous star nebulous star1675 nebulose1719 the world > the universe > constellation > star-cluster > [noun] > nebula nebulous star1675 nebula1718 nebulose1719 nebule1830 star cloud1839 1674 R. Hooke Attempt to prove Motion of Earth 6 A congeries of many Stars,..as those Stars which are called Nebulous.] 1675 E. Sherburne tr. M. Manilius Sphere 157 Galilaeo..reports, that he discovered in the Cloudy Star in Orion, no less than 21. others; in the Nebulous Star in the Praesepe, or Manger 36. 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Star Those not reduced to Classes or Magnitudes, are call'd Nebulous Stars. 1801 Encycl. Brit. Suppl. II. 297/1 Through a moderate telescope, these nebulous stars plainly appear to be congeries or clusters of several little stars. 1892 Photogr. Ann. II. 116 Mr. Roberts in a photograph of this region..has failed to find any nebulosity or nebulous star. 1969 Jrnl. Brit. Astron. Assoc. 79 271 (Table) Nebulous stars and star-clusters. < as lemmas |
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