accretion disk

accretion disk

English

Alternative forms

• accretion disc

Noun

accretion disk (plural accretion disks)

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

Translations

structure formed by matter falling into a gravitational source

Dutch: accretieschijf Esperanto: alkreska disko Finnish: kertymäkiekko French: disque d'accrétion (fr) m German: Akkretionsscheibe (de) f Ido: kreskodisko (io)

Italian: disco di accrescimento m Polish: dysk akrecyjny m Portuguese: disco de acreção m Russian: аккрецио́нный диск m (akkreciónnyj disk) Spanish: disco de acrecimiento m Swedish: ackretionsskiva