Supercloud
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Supercloud is a noun meaning (astronomy) A very large cloud of stellar material.
Meaning
(astronomy) A very large cloud of stellar material.
Example Sentences
“Regular strings of H II regions and superclouds in spiral galaxies: clues to the origin of cloudy structure.”
The molecular component of the interstellar medium is observed to be fragmented at all scales ranging from that of the supercloud complexes to that of the protostellar cores, forming a hierarchy which is not self-similar.
Word Forms
- superclouds
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include supernebula, thundercloud, superplanet, hypercluster, supergalaxy, supercluster.
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