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/neb'yeuh los"i tee/, n., pl. nebulosities.1. nebulous or nebular matter.2. a nebulous form, shape, or mass.3. the state or condition of being nebulous.[1755-65; < LL nebulositas. See NEBULOSE, -ITY]
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Nebulosity — Neb u*los i*ty, n. [L. nebulositas: cf. F. n[ e]bulosit[ e]] 1. The state or quality of being nebulous; cloudiness; haziness; mistiness; nebulousness. [1913 Webster] The nebulosity . . . of the mother idiom. I. Disraeli. [1913 Webster] 2. (Astron … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
nebulosity — index indistinctness, opacity Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
nebulosity — (n.) 1738, from Fr. nébulosité, from L.L. nebulositatem (nom. nebulositas), from L. nebulosus, from nebula (see NEBULA (Cf. nebula)) … Etymology dictionary
nebulosity — [neb΄yə läs′ə tē] n. [Fr nébulosité < LL nebulositas] 1. the quality or condition of being nebulous 2. pl. nebulosities NEBULA (n. 1) … English World dictionary
nebulosity — nebulous ► ADJECTIVE 1) in the form of a cloud or haze; hazy. 2) vague or ill defined: nebulous concepts. 3) Astronomy relating to a nebula or nebulae. DERIVATIVES nebulosity noun … English terms dictionary
nebulosity — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈläsəd.ē, ətē, i noun ( es) Etymology: French or Late Latin; French nébulosité, from Late Latin nebulositat , nebulositas, from Latin nebulosus + itat, itas ity 1. : the quality or state of being nebulous : cloudiness 2. : nebulous… … Useful english dictionary
nebulosity — noun (plural ties) Date: 1833 1. the quality or state of being nebulous 2. nebulous matter; also nebula 1 … New Collegiate Dictionary
nebulosity — noun The characteristic of being nebulous; cloudiness. See Also: nebulous, nebular, nebula … Wiktionary
nebulosity — neb·u·los·i·ty || nebjÉ™ lÉ‘sÉ™tɪ / jÊŠlÉ’ n. cloudiness, lack of clarity, state of being nebulous … English contemporary dictionary
nebulosity — n. Cloudiness, haziness, mistiness, nebulousness … New dictionary of synonyms
