English Explanatory Dictionary

Bok globule

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A dark cloud of dense cosmic dust and gas in which star formation sometimes takes place.

Word forms

Bok globule Bok globules

Etymology

They were first observed by astronomer Bart Bok in the 1940s.

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