Definitions for spiral-nebula

spiral-nebula spiral nebula

Spiral-Nebula is a 13 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.

You can make 1516 anagrams from letters in spiral-nebula (-aabeillnprsu).

Definitions for spiral-nebula

noun

  1. (formerly) a spiral galaxy.

Examples for spiral-nebula

In the centre of a spiral nebula is seen a mass both more luminous and more resolvable than the rest.

The hypothesis, therefore, that our universe is a spiral nebula has much to be said for it.

Such, then, is the mechanism of the first phase in the history of a spiral nebula according to the Planetesimal Hypothesis.

The most interesting specimen of a spiral nebula is situated in Canes Venatici.

Around and around they would whirl in a spiral nebula, till one got a head start on a race for home and mother.

It is even suggested that the spiral nebula 162 originated by disruption of one star by a swift-moving passing star.

In any case, we have here a good suggestion of the origin of the spiral nebula and of its further development.

The spiral nebula is evidently the standard type, and the condensing nebula must conform to it.

Whereas, next to the star itself, the spiral nebula is the type object which occurs most frequently.

If we accept this theory, the origin of the spiral nebula becomes intelligible.

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Words with friends

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