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ac·cre·tion disk

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  1. accretion disknoun

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

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of accretion disk in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of accretion disk in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of accretion disk in a Sentence

  1. Erin Kara:

    Tidal disruption events offer us this rare view at the most common kind of supermassive black hole in the universe— these so-called dormant supermassive black holes, tidal disruption events, where the stellar debris causes the formation of a temporary accretion disk, offers us a way to probe this population of supermassive black holes.

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