photoevaporation

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Etymology[edit]

photo- +‎ evaporation

Noun[edit]

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photoevaporation (uncountable)

  1. (astronomy) The removal of the atmosphere of a planet or removal of a protoplanetary disk by high-energy photons from its sun or a nearby hot star