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previrialization

previrialization adjective: prior to virialization.

Adjective

previrialization (not comparable)

  1. Prior to virialization
    • We use controlled simulations of the previrialization stage of galaxy groups to show that multiple collisionless merging is capable of creating realistic first-ranked galaxies.2016, Jaime D. Perea, José M. Solanes, “Unveiling the formation route of the largest galaxies in the universe”, in arXiv

Origin of previrialization

From pre- + virialization.

Questions about previrialization

What does previrialization mean?
Previrialization means prior to virialization.
What part of speech is previrialization?
Previrialization is an adjective.

Words near previrialization in the dictionary

  1. previously disadvantaged
  2. previousness
  3. previraemic
  4. previral
  5. previremic
  6. previrialization
  7. previrialized
  8. previrion
  9. previrions
  10. previs
  11. previsage

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