"potato radius" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: potato radii [plural]
Etymology: From the appearance of smaller bodies looking like potatoes, + radius. Head templates: {{en-noun|potato radii}} potato radius (plural potato radii)
  1. (informal, astronomy) The radius of a celestial body when it is long enough to allow gravity to transform the body into a globe, typically estimated at approximately 300 kilometres. Tags: informal Categories (topical): Astronomy
    Sense id: en-potato_radius-en-noun-okslSgkS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences

Inflected forms

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