Definition of nebula for English Language Learners. : 1  a cloud of gas or dust in space that can sometimes be seen at night. : 2  a group of stars that are very far away and look like a bright cloud at night.
That could be one reason the national average spent on an engagement ring, as well as diamond carat size, or weight, have been rising. The average spent on an engagement ring grew 3% to $5,598 last year from a year earlier, according to TheKnot. That's still down from 2009's average of $5,861, however. The average carat size for the center stone is just over 1 carat. The average total carat size for engagement rings, including any diamonds on the setting, is 2 carats, Miles said. 3. Weigh payment options.
A diamond engagement ring is a highly personal gift to your future wife and it mainly carries a symbolic meaning: It stands for her promise to marry you and will always remind you and her of it. So, basically it does not make any difference whether the average diamond size is 0.5ct or 2ct. What really matters to her is what the engagement ring means to her! This will be influenced more by the proposal itself than by the carat weight of the diamond.