PLANETESIMAL

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

One of many small solid celestial bodies thought to have existed at an early stage in the development of the solar system

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Hypernyms ("planetesimal" is a kind of...):

celestial body; heavenly body (natural objects visible in the sky)

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