Meaning Of The Word Planetesimal
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Planetesimal Meaning
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What's The Definition Of Planetesimal?
planetesimal in American English
in various theories about the origin of the solar system, any of the small, cold masses of rock or ice that merged to form a planet adjective: of or pertaining to a planetesimal or planetesimals noun: one of the small celestial bodies that, according to one theory (planetesimal hypothesis), were fused together to form the planets of the solar system planetesimal in British English adjective: of or relating to planetesimals noun: any of a number of small bodies formerly thought to have been drawn from the sun by the close passage of a star to the sun, eventually coalescing to form the planets |
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