extragalactic nebula
noun
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- substance, domain or see-also
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Sense 1 noun
(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'
Types & categories
- collection hypernym
- spiral galaxy hyponym
- Great Attractor hyponym
- Milky Way hyponym
- Magellanic Cloud instance hyponym
Parts & wholes
- world member holonym
- star member meronym
- cosmic dust substance meronym
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | galactic |
| 1 | domain topic | Related & opposite | astronomy |
| 1 | member holonym | Parts & wholes | world |
| 1 | member meronym | Parts & wholes | star |
| 1 | substance meronym | Parts & wholes | cosmic dust |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | collection |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | spiral galaxy |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | Great Attractor |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | Milky Way |
| 1 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | Magellanic Cloud |