DIFFUSE NEBULA

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A cluster of stars within an intricate cloud of gas and dust

Synonyms:

diffuse nebula; gaseous nebula

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Hypernyms ("diffuse nebula" is a kind of...):

nebula (an immense cloud of gas (mainly hydrogen) and dust in interstellar space)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "diffuse nebula"):

Hunter; Orion (a constellation on the equator to the east of Taurus; contains Betelgeuse and Rigel)

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