extragalactic nebula

1. 1.

   (astronomy) a collection of star systems; any of the billions of systems each having many stars and nebulae and dust

   “`extragalactic nebula' is a former name for `galaxy'”

   Synonymsgalaxy

   Broadercollection

   Narrowerspiral galaxyGreat AttractorMagellanic CloudMilky Way

   Part ofuniverse

   astronomy

Questions about extragalactic nebula

What does extragalactic nebula mean?

extragalactic nebula means "(astronomy) a collection of star systems; any of the billions of systems each having many stars and nebulae and dust".

What is another word for extragalactic nebula?

Close synonyms include galaxy. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is extragalactic nebula a common word?

extragalactic nebula is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.