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bipolar jet
  شان ِ دوقطبی  
šân-e doqotbi
Fr.: jet bipolaire  

One of two beams of high-temperature, ionized gas ejected in two opposite directions associated with a → protostar. The collimated jets, a consequence of the → accretion process, can extend over distances of several
→ light-years.

See also: → bipolar; → jet.