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protoplanetary disk.

Noun
Sci-FiSettingTechnical
MEANING

A disk of gas and dust around a young star from which planets may form.

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a young planetary system taking shape; rotating gas and dust; circumstellar matter distinguished from a mature planetary orbit

Words that belong together

  • a dusty protoplanetary disk
  • gaps in a protoplanetary disk

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The image showed gaps in the dusty protoplanetary disk.
The crew approached the young star from above the protoplanetary disk’s plane.

Related words

planet-forming diskcircumstellar disk (broader)protoplanetary disc (spelling variant)
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protoplanetary disk

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Primary category: sci-fi. Forms: Singular protoplanetary disk; plural protoplanetary disks. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.

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