Meaning of emission nebula | Babel Free
Definitions
A nebula composed of ionized gases which produce visible light (as distinct from a reflection nebula, which reflects the light produced by neighboring stars).
Equivalents
Examples
“The Orion nebula is an emission nebula—it glows with its own⟳ light⟳.”
“Kitt Peak National Observatory, in Arizona, 56 miles southwest of Tucson, offers a rare opportunity to spend⟳ an entire night looking through powerful telescopes at galaxies, planetary emission nebulae and star clusters.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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