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1. planetary
adjective. ['ˈplænəˌtɛri'] of or relating to or resembling the physical or orbital characteristics of a planet or the planets.
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Rhymes with Planetary Nebula
Sentences with planetary-nebula
1. Noun Phrase
The term planetary nebula is a misnomer, because it has nothing to do with planets.
2. Noun Phrase
The white dwarf star that remains after a planetary nebula has dissipated, however, is very long lasting.
3. Noun Phrase
Smaller stars like the sun contract peacefully into white dwarfs while their outer shells radiate away as planetary nebulae.
4. Noun Phrase
Instead, they contract directly into white dwarfs without the production of a planetary nebula.
2. planetary
adjective. ['ˈplænəˌtɛri'] of or relating to or characteristic of the planet Earth or its inhabitants.
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3. planetary
adjective. ['ˈplænəˌtɛri'] involving the entire earth; not limited or provincial in scope.
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6. nebula
noun. ['ˈnɛbjələ'] an immense cloud of gas (mainly hydrogen) and dust in interstellar space.
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Etymology
- nebula (Latin)
7. nebula
noun. ['ˈnɛbjələ'] (pathology) a faint cloudy spot on the cornea.
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Etymology
- nebula (Latin)