nebula

BrE /ˈnebjʊlə/ AmE /ˈnɛbjələ/

noun en → es

1 ASTRONOMY [singular] B2

a cloud of gas and dust in space, often seen as a glowing patch of light through a telescope

nebulosa

  • a nebula

Collocations a nebula in the Milky Way

  • The Orion Nebula is one of the most famous nebulas.

    La Nebulosa de Orión es una de las nebulosas más famosas.

2 METAPHOR [singular] C1

a cloud or mist, used as a metaphor for something vague or unclear

nube, bruma (figurado)

  • a nebula of ideas

Collocations a nebula of possibilities

  • The future is a nebula of endless possibilities.

    El futuro es una nube de posibilidades infinitas.