accretion disk
noun
Definition of accretion disk
: a disk of usually gaseous matter surrounding a massive celestial object (as a black hole) in which the matter gradually spirals in toward and accretes onto the object as a result of gravitational attraction
1972
First Known Use of accretion disk
1972
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