单词 | preplanetary |
释义 | > as lemmaspreplanetary preplanetary adj. Brit. /(ˌ)priːˈplanᵻt(ə)ri/ , U.S. /ˌpriˈplænəˌtɛri/ Astronomy existing before the formation of planets; spec. constituting material from which the planets were subsequently formed.ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > planet > [adjective] planetical?a1563 planetary1593 planetal1624 planetic1631 planetarian1652 planeted1745 planetocentric1856 preplanetary1869 protoplanetary1957 1869 C. F. Winslow Force & Nature 77 [Laplace] conceived and propounded the idea that the solar system in its preplanetary periods had existed in nebulous conditions as a vast volume of molecular dust and vapour. 1968 R. A. Lyttleton Myst. Solar Syst. ii. 54 Evidence seems to suggest that the meteorites do not represent original pre-planetary material but are a later product of the solar system. 1989 C. J. Avers Process & Pattern in Evol. ii. 42 (caption) The solar system is believed to have begun as a diffuse cloud of dust and gases, which contracted over time to form the central sun (star) and whirling disks of preplanetary material. < as lemmas |
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