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Meaning of photoevaporate | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C2

Definitions

To ionise gas and cause it to disperse.

Examples

“High-mass stars rapidly (~ 10⁵ yr) photoevaporate the outer (r > 5 AU) portions of their disks […]”

CEFR level

C2

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

See also

photoevaporated photoevaporating photoevolve photoexcite photoexcited photoexcites