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NEBULAR HYPOTHESIS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does nebular hypothesis mean?
• NEBULAR HYPOTHESIS (noun)
The noun NEBULAR HYPOTHESIS has 1 sense:
1. (cosmology) the theory that the solar system evolved from a hot gaseous nebula
Familiarity information: NEBULAR HYPOTHESIS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
(cosmology) the theory that the solar system evolved from a hot gaseous nebula
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("nebular hypothesis" is a kind of...):
scientific theory (a theory that explains scientific observations)
Domain category:
cosmogeny; cosmogony; cosmology (the branch of astrophysics that studies the origin and evolution and structure of the universe)
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