n. A large cloud of gas and dust from which the sun, planets, and other solar system bodies formed.Translationsnebulosa solare
solar nebula
solar nebula
See nebular hypothesis.
solar nebula
[¦sō·lər ′neb·yə·lə] (astronomy) The rotating flattened cloud of gas and dust from which the sun and the rest of the bodies in the solar system formed, about 4.56 × 109 years ago.ThesaurusSeenebular hypothesis