CRAB NEBULA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Crab Nebula mean? 

• CRAB NEBULA (noun)
  The noun CRAB NEBULA has 1 sense:

1. a remnant of a supernova detected first in 1054 AD

  Familiarity information: CRAB NEBULA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CRAB NEBULA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A remnant of a supernova detected first in 1054 AD

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Instance hypernyms:

supernova (a star that explodes and becomes extremely luminous in the process)

Holonyms ("Crab Nebula" is a member of...):

Taurus (a zodiacal constellation in the northern hemisphere near Orion; between Aries and Gemini)

 Context examples 

The found that Cas A appears to have more phosphorus than Crab Nebula.

(Finding Alien Life Unlikely Due to Lack of Phosphorus in Universe, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

The researchers made their conclusion based on observations of two supernova remnants, the Crab Nebula and Cassiopeia A (Cas A).

(Finding Alien Life Unlikely Due to Lack of Phosphorus in Universe, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)