An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

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Type II migration
  کوچ ِ گونه‌ی ِ II  
kuc-e gune-ye II
Fr.: migration de type II  

The → orbital migration of forming → planets that → accrete
enough disk material to exceed the critical mass. This type migrates in a gap created in the → protoplanetary disk. Compare with → Type I migration.

See also: → type; → migration.