dark nebula: Meaning and Definition of

dark' neb'ula

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— Astron. Astron.
  1. a cloud of interstellar gas and dust that absorbs and thus obscures the light from stars behind it, appearing as a dark patch in front of a bright nebula or in an otherwise bright area of sky. Also called
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