photoevaporate en · VERB
Etymology
From photo- + evaporate.
Meanings
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(of energetic radiation or its source) To ionise gas and cause it to disperse.
High-mass stars rapidly (~ 10⁵ yr) photoevaporate the outer (r > 5 AU) portions of their disks […]
2006 June 8, Sabine Richling, David Hollenbach, Harold W. Yorke, “Destruction of protoplanetary disks by photoevaporation”, in Hubert Klahr, Wolfgang Brandner, editor, Planet Formation: Theory, Observations, and Experiments, Cambridge University Press, page 40:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| photoevaporates | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| photoevaporated | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| photoevaporated | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| photoevaporating | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |