Usually means: Expanding gas from dying star.
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We found 22 dictionaries that define the word planetary nebula:

General (14 matching dictionaries)
  1. planetary nebula: Merriam-Webster
  2. planetary nebula: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. planetary nebula: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. planetary nebula: Collins English Dictionary
  5. planetary nebula: Vocabulary.com
  6. planetary nebula: Wordnik
  7. planetary nebula: Wiktionary
  8. planetary nebula: Infoplease Dictionary
  9. planetary nebula: Dictionary.com
  10. Planetary nebula: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  11. planetary nebula: Rhymezone
  12. planetary nebula: FreeDictionary.org
  13. planetary nebula: Mnemonic Dictionary
  14. planetary nebula: TheFreeDictionary.com

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. planetary nebula: Encyclopedia

Medicine (1 matching dictionary)
  1. planetary nebula: Medical dictionary

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Encyclopedia of Graphic Symbols (No longer online)

Science (4 matching dictionaries)
  1. Planetary Nebula: Eric Weisstein's World of Astronomy
  2. Imagine the Universe! Dictionary (No longer online)
  3. Planetary Nebula: Extragalactic Astronomy
  4. PLANETARY NEBULA: Zoom Astronomy Glossary

Tech (1 matching dictionary)
  1. High-Energy Astrophysics (No longer online)

(Note: See planetary_nebulas as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (planetary nebula)

noun:  (astronomy) A nebulosity surrounding a dying red giant, consisting of material expelled by the star.

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