protoplanetary disk

English

Alternative forms

protoplanetary disc (UK)

Noun

protoplanetary disk (plural protoplanetary disks)

(astronomy) A rotating disk of dense gas surrounding a young newly formed star, and from which planets may be formed.

Translations

disk of dense gas

Finnish: esiplanetaarinen kiekko

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