"synestia" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /sɪˈnɛstɪə/ Forms: synestias [plural]
Etymology: From syn- (“together”) + Hestia. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|syn-|Hestia|t1=together}} syn- (“together”) + Hestia Head templates: {{en-noun}} synestia (plural synestias)
  1. (astrophysics) A donut-shaped body of vaporized and molten rock formed from the collision of two planet-sized objects. Categories (topical): Astrophysics

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