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accretion disk

accretion disk noun: a structure formed by matter falling into a gravitational source such as a galaxy, black hole, or protostar.

accretion disk: a structure formed by matter falling into a gravitational source such as a galaxy, black hole, or...
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Noun

accretion disk (plural accretion disks)

  1. A structure formed by matter falling into a gravitational source such as a galaxy, black hole, or protostar.

accretion disk meaning in Tamil

accretion disk in Tamil

திரள் வளிம விண்ணமைப்பு

Forms of accretion disk

pluralaccretion disks
alternative formaccretion disc

Questions about accretion disk

What does accretion disk mean?
Accretion disk means a structure formed by matter falling into a gravitational source such as a galaxy, black hole, or protostar.
What is accretion disk in Tamil?
Accretion disk in Tamil is திரள் வளிம விண்ணமைப்பு. See Accretion disk meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is accretion disk?
Accretion disk is a noun.
What is the plural of accretion disk?
The plural of accretion disk is accretion disks.

Words near accretion disk in the dictionary

  1. accretes
  2. accreting
  3. accretion
  4. accretion disc
  5. accretion discs
  6. accretion disk
  7. accretion disks
  8. accretion shock
  9. accretion shocks
  10. accretion-powered pulsar
  11. accretion-powered pulsars

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Adapted from Wiktionary: accretion disk (page history and authors); accretion disk (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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