Meanings
nounphotoevaporation (uncountable)
- uncountableastronomyThe removal of the atmosphere of a planet or removal of a protoplanetary disk by high-energy photons from its sun or a nearby hot star
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photoevaporation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photoevaporation
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“photoevaporation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photoevaporation. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “photoevaporation,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photoevaporation.
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