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Local Fluff

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Etymology

From local + fluff from the relative "fluffiness" of the local interstellar medium resulting in a low density cloud of matter in relation to the surrounding space.

  1. derived from villūtus — “having shaggy hair”
  2. derived from velu — “hairy, furry”
  3. derived from vluwe
  4. compounded as local fluff — “local + fluff”

Definitions

  1. A relatively dense region of interstellar space (containing our Solar System) that formed…

    A relatively dense region of interstellar space (containing our Solar System) that formed where the Local Bubble met another bubble, the Loop I Bubble

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for Local Fluff. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA