Assertion: accretion | /r/CapableOf | impart spin
Facets:
value: to the gravitating body
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
Source sentences:
text: If the angular momentum is so small that the trajectories of the accreting bodies (for solids) or accretion flux lines (for gas) cross the surface of the gravitating body, then the character of accretion is similar in many respects to accretion with zero initial velocities; the accretion can impart spin to the gravitating body, provided that the angular momenta of different portions of the accreting materials do not perfectly compensate each other.