What’s the plural of “nebula”?
The plural of nebula is nebulas or nebulae.
What’s the singular of nebula?
Nebula is singular.
What does the word nebula mean?
According to NASA’s Space Place:
A nebula is a giant cloud of dust and gas in space. Some nebulae (more than one nebula) come from the gas and dust thrown out by the explosion of a dying star, such as a supernova. Other nebulae are regions where new stars are beginning to form.
Other Latin nouns in English
| singular | plural |
| vertebra | vertebrae or vertebras |
| antenna | antennae and antennas |
| larva | larvae and larvas |
| formula | formulae or formulas |
| nebula | nebulae or nebulas |
Examples of the word nebula used in sentences
1. These towers of cosmic dust and gas make up part of the Eagle Nebula.
2. The closest known nebula to Earth is called the Helix Nebula.
3. This landscape of “mountains” and “valleys” speckled with glittering stars is actually the edge of a nearby, young, star-forming region called NGC 3324 in the Carina Nebula.
4. The dust and gases in a nebula are very spread out, but gravity can slowly begin to pull together clumps of dust and gas.
5. This image might look like a creepy eyeball, but it’s actually a nebula!
Examples of nebulae/nebulas used in application:
1. Astronomers use very powerful telescopes to take pictures of faraway nebulae.
2. Nebulae are made of dust and gases—mostly hydrogen and helium.
3. Nebulae exist in the space between the stars—also known as interstellar space.
4. For this reason, some nebulae are called “star nurseries.”
5. Some nebulae are the remnants of a supernova explosion, others are gravity-induced condensations.
Origin of the word nebula
From etymology online on nebula (n.):
mid-15c., nebule “a cloud, mist,” from Latin nebula, plural nebulae, “mist, vapor, fog, smoke, exhalation,” figuratively “darkness, obscurity”.
What’s the difference between they’re, their, and there?
Sources
