planetesimal
planetesimal · planetesimals
планетезималь
Planetesimal
Any of many small, solid astronomical objects that orbit a star and form protoplanets…Any of many small, solid astronomical objects that orbit a star and form protoplanets through mutual gravitational attraction.
Meaning
1 sensesAny of many small, solid astronomical objects that orbit a star and form protoplanets through mutual gravitational attraction.
Planetesimal
планетезима́льplanetɛzimálʹ
More definitions
- one of many small solid celestial bodies thought to have existed at an early stage in the development of the solar system
Translations
4 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
a small, solid astronomical object:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
a small, solid astronomical object:
Origin
Formed from planet by analogy with infinitesimal.Formed from planet by analogy with infinitesimal.
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Forms
plural: planetesimals| Singular | planetesimal |
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