accretion disk

English

Alternative forms

• accretion disc

Noun

accretion disk (plural accretion disks)

1. (astrophysics) A structure formed by matter falling into a gravitational source such as a galaxy, black hole, or protostar.

Hyponyms

• MAD
• SANE

Coordinate terms

• debris disk
• planetary disk
• planetary ring
• protoplanetary disk

Translations

structure formed by matter falling into a gravitational source

• Dutch: accretieschijf
• Esperanto: alkreska disko
• Finnish: kertymäkiekko
• French: disque d’accrétion (fr) m
• German: Akkretionsscheibe (de) f
• Ido: kreskodisko (io)
• Italian: disco di accrescimento m
• Korean: 응축원반(凝縮圓盤) (eungchugwonban)
• Polish: dysk akrecyjny m
• Portuguese: disco de acreção m
• Russian: аккрецио́нный диск m (akkreciónnyj disk)
• Spanish: disco de acrecimiento m
• Swedish: ackretionsskiva