English Explanatory Dictionary

protoplanetary disk

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A rotating disk of dense gas and dust surrounding a young newly formed star, and from which planets may be formed.

Word forms

protoplanetary disk protoplanetary disks

Synonyms

PPD proplyd

Related words

circumplanetary disc circumplanetary disk disc disk interplanetary disc inter-planetary disc inter-planetary disk interplanetary disk interplanetary plane inter-planetary plane planet planetary planetary disc planetary disk planetary plane proto-planet protoplanet proto-planetary protoplanetary

Derived words

PPD proplyd
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