1. a cloud of gas and dust in space believed to develop into a star
protostar 例句
英汉例句
We must continue our studies in this area to understand how the initially tiny protostar grows, layer by layer, to eventually form a massive star.
我们必须在此领域继续开展研究,以理解宇宙中最初的很小的原恒星是如何逐步发展,最终演化成大质量恒星。
It was compressed enough to become a protostar but enough material was left over to form planets, moons, asteroids and comets.
压力足够使之形成一颗恒星,剩下的物质形成了行星,卫星,小行星和彗星。
In fact, twin jets emerging from the tip of the long, dark tendril below center are the telltale signs of an embedded protostar cataloged as Herbig-Haro 555.
January 27, 2010 - Gas and dust whorl around a stellar embryo as jets of material pour from the poles in an artist's rendering of the massive protostar W33A.