roche radius

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Definition of roche radius in English English dictionary

The Roche limit, sometimes referred to as the Roche radius, is the distance within which a celestial body, held together only by its own gravity, will disintegrate due to a second celestial body's tidal forces exceeding the first body's gravitational self-attraction

Hyphenation

roche ra·di·us

Turkish pronunciation

rōş reydiıs

Pronunciation

/ˈrōsʜ ˈrādēəs/ /ˈroʊʃ ˈreɪdiːəs/