dark nebula
noun Astronomy.
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
absorption nebula.
Origin of dark nebula
First recorded in 1930–35
Words nearby dark nebula
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British Dictionary definitions for absorption nebula
dark nebula
noun
a type of nebula that is observed by its blocking of radiation from other sources
See nebula
Scientific definitions for absorption nebula
dark nebula
See absorption nebula.