PROTOPLANET


Meaning of PROTOPLANET in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈprō-tō-ˌpla-nət ]

noun

Date: 1949

: a hypothetical whirling gaseous mass within a giant cloud of gas and dust that rotates around a sun and is believed to give rise to a planet

• pro·to·plan·e·tary ˌprō-tō-ˈpla-nə-ˌter-ē adjective

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