"protoplanet" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: protoplanets [plural]
Etymology: proto- + planet Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|proto|planet}} proto- + planet Head templates: {{en-noun}} protoplanet (plural protoplanets)
  1. 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 Wikipedia link: protoplanet Categories (topical): Types of planets Derived forms: protoplanetary Translations (astronomical object): protoplaneta [feminine] (Catalan), 原行星 (yuánxíngxīng) (Chinese Mandarin), protoplaneta [feminine] (Czech), protoplaneetta (Finnish), protoplanète [feminine] (French), Protoplanet (German), protoplaneto (Ido), prótapláinéad [masculine] (Irish), protopianeta [masculine] (Italian), 原始惑星 (Japanese), protoplaneta (Kabuverdianu), protoplanita [ALUPEC] (Kabuverdianu), protoplaneta [ALUPEC] (Kabuverdianu), proplaneta (Lithuanian), protoplanet (Norwegian), protoplaneta [feminine] (Polish), protoplaneta [masculine] (Portuguese), protoplanetă [feminine] (Romanian), протоплане́та (protoplanéta) [feminine] (Russian), protoplanéta [feminine] (Slovak), protoplaneta [masculine] (Spanish), protoplanet (Swedish)

Inflected forms

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