How do you use Planetesimal in a sentence? See 6 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Planetesimal meaning
Any of many small, solid astronomical objects that orbit a star and form protoplanets through mutual gravitational attraction.
Synonyms of Planetesimal
Using Planetesimal
- The main meaning on this page is: Any of many small, solid astronomical objects that orbit a star and form protoplanets through mutual gravitational attraction.
- Useful related words include: celestial body, heavenly body.
- In the example corpus, planetesimal often appears in combinations such as: the planetesimal, planetesimal disc.
Context around Planetesimal
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 3 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Planetesimal
- In this selection, "planetesimal" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, residual, primordial, disc, solidified and forming stand out and add context to how "planetesimal" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a residual planetesimal a component and after the planetesimal solidified it. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "planetesimal" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aage and aardvarks, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with planetesimal
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
After the planetesimal solidified, it broke up in a collision with another planetesimal. (13 words)
The remaining planets then continue their migration until the planetesimal disc in nearly depleted with small fractions remaining in various locations. (21 words)
As with the Earth, the denser metal separated from silicate material and sank toward the center of the planetesimal, forming its core. (22 words)
Like other members of the Kuiper belt, Pluto is thought to be a residual planetesimal ; a component of the original protoplanetary disc around the Sun that failed to fully coalesce into a full-fledged planet. (35 words)
The gravitational repercussions of such a resonance ultimately destabilized the orbits of Uranus and Neptune, causing them to be scattered outward onto high-eccentricity orbits that crossed the primordial planetesimal disc. (31 words)
Early in the Solar System's history, Mercury may have been struck by a planetesimal of approximately 1/6 that mass and several thousand kilometers across. (26 words)
Example sentences (6)
After the planetesimal solidified, it broke up in a collision with another planetesimal.
As with the Earth, the denser metal separated from silicate material and sank toward the center of the planetesimal, forming its core.
Early in the Solar System's history, Mercury may have been struck by a planetesimal of approximately 1/6 that mass and several thousand kilometers across.
Like other members of the Kuiper belt, Pluto is thought to be a residual planetesimal ; a component of the original protoplanetary disc around the Sun that failed to fully coalesce into a full-fledged planet.
The gravitational repercussions of such a resonance ultimately destabilized the orbits of Uranus and Neptune, causing them to be scattered outward onto high-eccentricity orbits that crossed the primordial planetesimal disc.
The remaining planets then continue their migration until the planetesimal disc in nearly depleted with small fractions remaining in various locations.
Common combinations with planetesimal
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: