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protoplanetary disk

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.66 in modern English

Syllables
pro-to-plan-e-tary disk
IPA
30
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
5
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Inflected Forms

protoplanetary disks (plural)

Derived Forms

PPD proplyd

Phrases

circumplanetary disc circumplanetary disk interplanetary disc inter-planetary disc inter-planetary disk interplanetary disk interplanetary plane inter-planetary plane

Frequently Paired Words

circumplanetary disc circumplanetary disk disc disk interplanetary disc inter-planetary disc inter-planetary disk interplanetary disk

Synonyms

PPD proplyd

Questions

What does protoplanetary disk mean?
A rotating disk of dense gas and dust surrounding a young newly formed star, and from which planets may be formed.

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