protobulges

English

Noun

protobulges

1. plural of protobulge
   • 2016, Berta Margalef-Bentabol, Christopher J. Conselice, Alice Mortlock, Will Hartley, Kenneth Duncan, Harry C. Ferguson, Anton M. Koekemoer, Avishai Dekel, Joel R. Primack, “The Formation of Bulges, Discs and Two Component Galaxies in the CANDELS Survey at z < 3”, in arXiv‎^[1]:

     This suggests that these systems are growing from the inside out, whilst the bulges or protobulges are in place early in the history of these galaxies.