molecular cloud

English

Noun

molecular cloud (plural molecular clouds)

1. (astronomy) A large and relatively dense cloud of cold gas and dust in interstellar space from which new stars are formed

Hypernyms

• nebula
• interstellar cloud

Coordinate terms

• intergalactic cloud
• solar nebula
• dark nebula
• absorption nebula
• Herbig-Haro object

Related terms

• molecular core

Translations

large dense cloud in space

• Finnish: molekyylipilvi
• German: Molekülwolke f