English Explanatory Dictionary

Local Interstellar Cloud

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. An interstellar cloud in the Orion Arm, which the Solar System is currently passing through.

Word forms

Local Interstellar Cloud

Etymology

From local + interstellar cloud.

Synonyms

LIC Local Fluff

Related words

cloud extragalactic cloud intergalactic cloud interstellar interstellar cloud interstellar medium interstellar space intracluster cloud Local Arm Local Bubble Local Cluster Local Filament Local Fluff Local Galaxy Local Group Local Lynx of Cold Clouds Local Ribbon of Cold Clouds Local Space Local Supercluster Local System

Derived words

LIC
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