previrialized

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adjective

virialized prior to some other operation

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Meanings

adjectiveprevirialized (not comparable)
  1. not comparablevirialized prior to some other operation

    We have developed a computationally competitive N-body model of a previrialized aggregation of galaxies in a flat LambdaCDM universe to assess the role of the multiple mergers that take place during the formation stage of such systems in the configuration of the remnants assembled at their centres.

    2016, IDILICO Collaboration, J. M. Solanes, J. D. Perea, L. Darriba, C. García-Gómez, A. Bosma, E. Athanassoula, “Forming first-ranked early-type galaxies through hierarchical dissipationless merging”, in arXiv

Origin

From pre- + virialized.

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APA

previrialized. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/previrialized

MLA

“previrialized.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/previrialized. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “previrialized,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/previrialized.

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