Meaning Of The Word Planetesimal

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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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