protoplanet
Noun
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Noun
protoplanet (plural protoplanets)
- 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
- French: protoplanète
- German: Protoplanet
- Italian: protopianeta
- Portuguese: protoplaneta
- Russian: протоплане́та
- Spanish: protoplaneta
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