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Definition of Protostar
1. Noun. (star) A collection of gas and dust in space with high temperature that usually grows to the point of beginning nuclear fusion and becoming a star. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Protostar
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Protostar
Literary usage of Protostar
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Exploring Organic Environments in the Solar System by National Research Council (U.S.) (2007)
"Temperatures remain low (~10 K) at these distances but increase close to the
central protostar. The evolution of the core and formation of the disk around ..."
2. A Briefer History of Time: From the Big Bang to the Big Mac by Eric Schulman (1999)
"While a star the mass of the sun would take 40 million years to complete the
protostar phase, a 15 solar mass star needs only 60000 years. ..."
3. Plasma Physics Of The Local Cosmos by National Research Council, National Academy of Sciences, Committee on Solar and Space Physics (2004)
"... (c) A sketch of a protostar viewed in the equatorial plane illustrating the
interaction between the protostellar magnetic field and the surrounding ..."
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