nebular hypothesis

neb·u·la hy·poth·e·sis

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noun nebular hypothesis the theory that the solar system evolved from a mass of nebular matter: prominent in the 19th century following its precise formulation by Laplace. 1
noun nebular hypothesis the theory that the solar system evolved from the gravitational collapse of nebular matter 0
noun nebular hypothesis any of several hypotheses about the origin of the solar system, based on the theory that the sun and the planets formed at about the same time from a nebula 0

before 1830

One of the 36% newest English words

First recorded in 1830-40

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