protoplanetary disk
See also: proto-planetary disk
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editprotoplanetary disk (plural protoplanetary disks)
- (astronomy) 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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editdisk of dense gas and dust
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