accretion disc

A form of accretion disk — A structure formed by matter falling into a gravitational source such as a galaxy, black hole, or protostar.

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Meanings

nounaccretion disc (plural accretion discs)

plural accretion discs

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of accretion disk.
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