"protoplanetary nebula" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: protoplanetary nebulae [plural], protoplanetary nebulas [plural]
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  1. (astronomy) A stage in stellar evolution when a star starts to shed its outer layers before coming a true planetary nebula. Synonyms: preplanetary nebula Related terms: protoplanetary disk Translations (stage in stellar evolution): esiplanetaarinen sumu (Finnish), mgławica protoplanetarna [feminine] (Polish)

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