nebular hypothesis

Noun

Meaning

(cosmology) the theory that the solar system evolved from a hot gaseous nebula

Source: WordNet

Hypernyms

scientific theory

Examples

Roche made a mathematical study of Laplace's nebular hypothesis and presented his results in a series of papers to the Academy of Montpellier from his appointment until 1877. Source: Internet

The most important were on comets (1860) and the nebular hypothesis itself (1873). Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

nebulalike nebular nebular distinction nebularine nebularization nebularize