"Kuiper belt" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈkaɪ.pə(ɹ).bɛlt/ [UK], /ˈkʌɪpə bɛlt/ [UK], /ˈkaɪ.pɚ.bɛlt/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Kuiper belt.wav
Etymology: Named after the astronomer Gerard Kuiper (1905-1973); and belt. Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Kuiper belt
  1. (astronomy) A region of space between 30 and 50 astronomical units from the Sun, roughly confined within a thick band around the ecliptic of the Solar System. This area is populated by many thousands of trans-Neptunian objects. Categories (topical): Astronomy Synonyms: Edgeworth-Kuiper belt Derived forms: Kuiper belt object Related terms: Kuiper Belt environment, Kuiper belt object, Kuiper Belt object Translations (region of space in the Solar System): Kuipergordel (Afrikaans), Կոյպերի գոտի (Koyperi goti) (Armenian), 柯伊伯帶 (Chinese Mandarin), 柯伊伯带 (Kēyībó dài) (Chinese Mandarin), 柯伊柏帶 (Chinese Mandarin), 柯伊柏带 (Kēyībǎi dài) (Chinese Mandarin), Kuiperův pás [masculine] (Czech), Kuipergordel [masculine] (Dutch), Kuiperin vyöhyke (Finnish), ceinture de Kuiper [feminine] (French), Cinto de Kuiper [masculine] (Galician), Kuipergürtel [masculine] (German), Kuiper-Gürtel [masculine] (German), Kuiper-öv (Hungarian), fascia di Kuiper [feminine] (Italian), カイパーベルト (Kaipāberuto) (Japanese), Кајперов Појас (Kajperov Pojas) [masculine] (Macedonian), Pas Kuipera [masculine] (Polish), cinturão de Kuiper [Brazil] (Portuguese), cintura de Kuiper [Portugal, feminine] (Portuguese), Centura Kuiper [feminine] (Romanian), по́яс Ко́йпера (pójas Kójpera) [masculine] (Russian), cinturón de Kuiper [masculine] (Spanish), Kuiperbältet (note: def. singular) (Swedish)
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Hypernyms: belt

Noun

IPA: /ˈkaɪ.pə(ɹ).bɛlt/ [UK], /ˈkʌɪpə bɛlt/ [UK], /ˈkaɪ.pɚ.bɛlt/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Kuiper belt.wav Forms: Kuiper belts [plural]
Etymology: Named after the astronomer Gerard Kuiper (1905-1973); and belt. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Kuiper belt (plural Kuiper belts)
  1. (astronomy) A type of asteroid belt, expected to exist in the outer regions of planetary systems, that forms an annular belt or disc around the system's center, lies beyond the region of major-planet formation, and at its outer extent may reach the inner region of an Oort cloud. Categories (topical): Astronomy Hypernyms: asteroid belt Hyponyms: Kuiper disc, Kuiper disk
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Hypernyms: belt

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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