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Definition of accretion disc in English English dictionary
- Alternative spelling of accretion disk
- accretion disk
- A structure formed by matter falling into a gravitational source such as a galaxy, black hole, or protostar
- accretion disk
- {i} (Astronomy) rapidly spinning flat disk of gas and dust in space that forms around a black hole or other very large object that is growing by drawing matter to it with its gravitational field
- accretion disk
- A disk of interstellar material surrounding a celestial object with an intense gravitational field, such as a black hole
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accretion disc
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ac·cre·tion discTurkish pronunciation
ıkrişın dîskPronunciation
/əˈkrēsʜən ˈdəsk/ /əˈkriːʃən ˈdɪsk/
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