English Explanatory Dictionary

enormous Lyman-alpha nebula

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A large gas cloud (nebula) larger than galaxies, found in intergalactic space, which radiates with an emission spectrum containing 2.47 THz lines (Lyman-alpha lines).

Word forms

enormous Lyman-alpha nebula enormous Lyman-alpha nebulas

Etymology

From enormous + Lyman alpha + nebula. From being a nebula with Lyman-alpha emissions that is larger than galaxies.

Synonyms

ELAN ELαN ELyαN

Related words

Lyman-alpha blob LAB LαB LyαB Lyman-alpha line Ly-α line Lyman-alpha Ly-α Lyman series Ly-series Ly series

Derived words

ELAN ELαN ELyαN
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