Bok globule

noun

A dark cloud of dense cosmic dust and gas in which star formation sometimes takes place.

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Meanings

nounBok globule (plural Bok globules)

plural Bok globules

  1. A dark cloud of dense cosmic dust and gas in which star formation sometimes takes place.

Origin

They were first observed by astronomer Bart Bok in the 1940s.

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Translations

Japanese ボック・グロビュール
  • ボック・グロビュール (Bokku gurobyūru)dark cloud of cosmic dust and gas
Portuguese glóbulo de Bok
  • glóbulo de Bokdark cloud of cosmic dust and gas
Spanish glóbulo de Bok
  • glóbulo de Bokdark cloud of cosmic dust and gas
Cite this entry
APA

Bok globule. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bok%20globule

MLA

“Bok globule.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bok%20globule. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bok globule,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bok%20globule.

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