"Oort cloud" meaning in All languages combined

See Oort cloud on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Etymology: A cloud-like structure, named after Dutch astronomer Jan Oort, who proposed it. Head templates: {{en-proper-noun}} Oort cloud
  1. Alternative form of Oort Cloud (the Solar System's Oort cloud) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: Oort Cloud (extra: the Solar System's Oort cloud)
    Sense id: en-Oort_cloud-en-name-ZzBdyb0a Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 45 55 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 45 55

Noun [English]

Forms: Oort clouds [plural]
Etymology: A cloud-like structure, named after Dutch astronomer Jan Oort, who proposed it. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Oort cloud (plural Oort clouds)
  1. (astronomy) A roughly spherical region of space composed of comet-like bodies and other minor planets and asteroids that orbit distantly in a planetary system. Categories (topical): Astronomy Hyponyms: Oort Cloud (english: the Solar System's Oort cloud) Coordinate_terms: Kuiper disc, Kuiper belt, asteroid belt
    Sense id: en-Oort_cloud-en-noun-LA0PuKJK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 56 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 45 55 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 45 55 Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences

Inflected forms

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