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planetary nebula meaning and definition

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PLANETARY NEBULA noun

Definition of planetary nebula (noun)

  1. a nebula that was once thought to be a star with its planets but is now thought to be a very hot star surrounded by an expanding envelope of ionized gases that emit a fluorescent glow because of intense radiation from the star
Source: Princeton University Wordnet

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