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单词 Bok globule
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Definition of Bok globule in English:

Bok globule

noun bɒk ˈɡlɒbjuːl
Astronomy
  • Each of many small interstellar clouds of gas and dust which appear as dark, roughly circular patches when viewed against a bright background (e.g. of stars or ionized gas), and which are associated with star formation.

Origin

1960s; earliest use found in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. From the name of Bart Jan Bok, Dutch-born U.S. astronomer who studied these globules + globule.

Definition of Bok globule in US English:

Bok globule

nounbɒk ˈɡlɒbjuːl
Astronomy
  • Each of many small interstellar clouds of gas and dust which appear as dark, roughly circular patches when viewed against a bright background (e.g. of stars or ionized gas), and which are associated with star formation.

Origin

1960s; earliest use found in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. From the name of Bart Jan Bok, Dutch-born U.S. astronomer who studied these globules + globule.

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