protoplanetary disk

See also: proto-planetary disk

English

Alternative forms

protoplanetary disc (UK)
proto-planetary disc (UK)
proto-planetary disk

Noun

protoplanetary disk (plural protoplanetary disks)

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

Synonyms

Hypernyms

circumstellar disc
circumstellar disk
debris disc
debris disk
disc
disk

Coordinate terms

asteroid
ecliptic
ecliptic plane
meteoroid
minor planet
planemo
planetary core
planetary embryo
planetary-mass object
planetary object
planetessimal
planetoid
protoplanetary core
proto-planetary core

Derived terms

Related terms

circumplanetary disc (CPD)
circumplanetary disk (CPD)
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

Translations

disk of dense gas and dust

Finnish: esiplanetaarinen kiekko

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