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English
Etymology
From Latin nūbēcula, diminutive of nūbēs (“cloud”).
Noun
nubecula (plural nubeculae)
- (astronomy) A nebula; specifically, the Magellanic Clouds.
- (medicine) A slight spot on the cornea.
- (medicine) A cloudy object or appearance in urine.[1]
References
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1839, Robley Dunglison, “NUBECULA”, in Medical Lexicon. A New Dictionary of Medical Science, , 2nd edition, Philadelphia, Pa.: Lea and Blanchard, successors to Carey and Co., →OCLC:
Latin
Etymology
From nūbēs (“cloud”) + -culus (diminutive suffix).
Pronunciation
Noun
nūbēcula f (genitive nūbēculae); first declension
- diminutive of nūbēs
- cloudlet
- dark spot
- troubled expression
Declension
First-declension noun.
References
- “nubecula”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “nubecula”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- nubecula in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.