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globule Astronomy a small dark nebula thought to be a site of star formation globule [′gläb·yəl] (astronomy) A black volume of cosmic dust viewed against the brighter background of bright nebulae. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| To a mesalliance of that kind every globule of my ancestral blood spoke in opposition. The largest pond is as sensitive to atmospheric changes as the globule of mercury in its tube. In reality, it was an infinite agglomeration of coloured infusoria, of veritable globules of jelly, provided with a threadlike tentacle, and of which as many as twenty-five thousand have been counted in less than two cubic half-inches of water. |
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