accretion disk
Noun
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Noun
accretion disk (plural accretion disks)
- (astronomy) A structure formed by matter falling into a gravitational source such as a galaxy, black hole, or protostar.
- French: disque d'accrétion
- German: Akkretionsscheibe
- Italian: disco di accrescimento
- Portuguese: disco de acreção
- Russian: аккрецио́нный диск
- Spanish: disco de acrecimiento
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