previrialization en · ADJ
Etymology
From pre- + virialization.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Prior to virialization
We use controlled simulations of the previrialization stage of galaxy groups to show that multiple collisionless merging is capable of creating realistic first-ranked galaxies.
2016, Jaime D. Perea, José M. Solanes, “Unveiling the formation route of the largest galaxies in the universe”, in arXiv: