Kuiper belt

[ kahy-per belt ]

/ ˈkaɪ pər ˌbɛlt /

noun Astronomy.

a disk-shaped region on the edge of the solar system that contains masses of ice and icy rock, believed to be the source of comets with orbital periods of less than 200 years.

Compare Oort cloud.

Origin of Kuiper belt

First recorded in 1985–90; named after G. P. Kuiper, who proposed its existence

Words nearby Kuiper belt

Kuhn, Kuhnau, kuia, Kuibyshev, Kuiper, Kuiper belt, Ku Kluxer, Ku Kluxism, Ku Klux Klan, kukri, Kuksu

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British Dictionary definitions for Kuiper belt

Kuiper belt

/ (ˈkaɪpə) /

noun

a region of the solar system beyond the orbit of Neptune, some 30–1000 astronomical units from the sun, containing up to one thousand million icy planetesimals or comet nucleiSee also Oort

Word Origin for Kuiper belt

C20: named after G. P. Kuiper (1905–73), Dutch American astronomer, who proposed it in 1951

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Scientific definitions for Kuiper belt

Kuiper belt

[ kī′pər ]

A disk-shaped region in the outer solar system lying beyond the orbit of Neptune and extending to a distance of about 50 astronomical units, containing thousands of small, icy celestial bodies. It is believed to be a reservoir for short-period comets (comets that make one complete orbit of the Sun in less than 200 years). The Kuiper belt is named after American astronomer Gerard Kuiper (1905-1973), who first predicted its existence.♦ The bodies populating this region are known as Kuiper belt objects, and unlike the bodies in the Oort cloud they are believed to have originated in situ. There are an estimated 70,000 such objects having diameters of more than 100 km (62 mi). The dwarf planet Pluto and its moons are also found in this region. Compare Oort cloud.

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释义	Kuiper belt [ kahy-per belt ] / ˈkaɪ pər ˌbɛlt / noun Astronomy. a disk-shaped region on the edge of the solar system that contains masses of ice and icy rock, believed to be the source of comets with orbital periods of less than 200 years. Compare Oort cloud. Origin of Kuiper belt First recorded in 1985–90; named after G. P. Kuiper, who proposed its existence Words nearby Kuiper belt Kuhn, Kuhnau, kuia, Kuibyshev, Kuiper, Kuiper belt, Ku Kluxer, Ku Kluxism, Ku Klux Klan, kukri, Kuksu Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for Kuiper belt Kuiper belt / (ˈkaɪpə) / noun a region of the solar system beyond the orbit of Neptune, some 30–1000 astronomical units from the sun, containing up to one thousand million icy planetesimals or comet nucleiSee also Oort Word Origin for Kuiper belt C20: named after G. P. Kuiper (1905–73), Dutch American astronomer, who proposed it in 1951 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for Kuiper belt Kuiper belt [ kī′pər ] A disk-shaped region in the outer solar system lying beyond the orbit of Neptune and extending to a distance of about 50 astronomical units, containing thousands of small, icy celestial bodies. It is believed to be a reservoir for short-period comets (comets that make one complete orbit of the Sun in less than 200 years). The Kuiper belt is named after American astronomer Gerard Kuiper (1905-1973), who first predicted its existence.♦ The bodies populating this region are known as Kuiper belt objects, and unlike the bodies in the Oort cloud they are believed to have originated in situ. There are an estimated 70,000 such objects having diameters of more than 100 km (62 mi). The dwarf planet Pluto and its moons are also found in this region. Compare Oort cloud. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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