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单词 planetesimal hypothesis
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planetesimal hypothesis


planetesimal hypothesis

n. The hypothesis that the planets and satellites of the solar system were formed by gravitational aggregation of planetesimals.

planetesimal hypothesis

(ˌplænɪˈtɛsɪməl) n (Astronomy) the discredited theory that the close passage of a star to the sun caused many small bodies (planetesimals) to be drawn from the sun, eventually coalescing to form the planets[C20: planetesimal, from planet + infinitesimal]
Thesaurus
Noun1.planetesimal hypothesis - (cosmology) the theory that the solar system was formed by the gravitational accumulation of planetesimalsscientific theory - a theory that explains scientific observations; "scientific theories must be falsifiable"cosmogeny, cosmogony, cosmology - the branch of astrophysics that studies the origin and evolution and structure of the universe

planetesimal hypothesis


Related to planetesimal hypothesis: nebular hypothesis, Planetesimal theory
  • noun

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noun (cosmology) the theory that the solar system was formed by the gravitational accumulation of planetesimals

Related Words

  • scientific theory
  • cosmogeny
  • cosmogony
  • cosmology
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