Nebulosity

Quick meaning: Nebulosity is a noun meaning (meteorology, astronomy) The characteristic of being nebulous; cloudiness (measured in octas).

Meaning

(meteorology, astronomy) The characteristic of being nebulous; cloudiness (measured in octas).

Example Sentences

With higher powers the field does not appear to be sufficiently large to allow of each streak of nebulosity being compared with the surrounding parts where the nebulosity is not quite so bright.

If one conceives by analogy all the stars formed in this manner, one can imagine their anterior state of nebulosity itself preceded by other stars in which the nebulous matter was more and more diffuse, the nucleus being less and less luminous and dense.

Word Forms

• nebulosities

Synonyms for nebulosity

Depending on context, synonyms include nebulousness.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include nebulousness, cloudiness, cloudage, uncloudedness, obnubilation, mistiness.

Related Dictionary Tools