oligarchic accretion
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]By analogy to oligarchies, where a few people dominate the leadership of a state.
Pronunciation
[edit]- Rhymes: -iːʃən
Noun
[edit]oligarchic accretion (plural oligarchic accretions)
- (cosmogony) A regime of accretion of material in a protoplanetary disk where only the most massive objects can continue to grow.