protoplanet

English

Etymology

proto- + planet

Noun

protoplanet (plural protoplanets)

  1. An astronomical object, approximately the size of the Moon, formed from the mutual gravitational attraction of planetesimals; they are thought to collide with each other and slowly form planets

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