Associations to the word «Planetesimal»

Wiktionary

PLANETESIMAL, noun. (astronomy) Any of many small, solid astronomical objects, that orbit a star and form protoplanets through mutual gravitational attraction

Dictionary definition

PLANETESIMAL, noun. One of many small solid celestial bodies thought to have existed at an early stage in the development of the solar system.

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke