enormous Lyman-alpha nebula
Meaning
Noun
- A large gas cloud (nebula) larger than galaxies, found in intergalactic space, which radiates with an emission spectrum containing 2.47 THz lines (Lyman-alpha lines).
Related
Similar words
- ELAN
- ELαN
- ELyαN
Broader meaning words
- luminous nebula
- emission nebula
- nebula
- intergalactic cloud
- gas cloud
Origin
- enormous + Lyman alpha + nebula.
- From being a nebula with Lyman-alpha emissions that is larger than galaxies.
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