oligarchic accretion

English

Etymology

By analogy to oligarchies, where a few people dominate the leadership of a state.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -iːʃən

Noun

oligarchic accretion (plural oligarchic accretions)

1. (cosmogony) A regime of accretion of material in a protoplanetary disk where only the most massive objects can continue to grow.