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planetesimal hypothesis
/ ˌplænɪˈtɛsɪməl /
noun
- the discredited theory that the close passage of a star to the sun caused many small bodies ( planetesimals ) to be drawn from the sun, eventually coalescing to form the planets
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Word History and Origins
Origin of planetesimal hypothesis1
C20: planetesimal, from planet + infinitesimal
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