"asteroid belt" meaning in English

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Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper-noun}} asteroid belt
  1. (astronomy) The main asteroid belt, the region of the orbital plane of the Solar System located between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter which is occupied by numerous minor planets (asteroids) and the dwarf planet Ceres. Categories (topical): Astronomy Synonyms: main belt, main asteroid belt, Asteroid Belt Translations (region of the solar system): asteroïedgordel (Afrikaans), حِزَام كُوَيْكِبَات (ḥizām kuwaykibāt) (Arabic), cinturó d'asteroides [masculine] (Catalan), asteroidivyöhyke (Finnish), ceinture d’astéroïdes [feminine] (French), ასტეროიდთა სარტყელი (asṭeroidta sarṭq̇eli) (Georgian), Asteroidengürtel [masculine] (German), Hauptgürtel [masculine] (German), Planetoidengürtel [masculine] (German), ζώνη αστεροειδών (zóni asteroeidón) [neuter] (Greek), kisbolygóöv (Hungarian), cintura asteroidale [feminine] (Italian), fascia principale [feminine] (Italian), 小惑星帯 (shōwakuseitai) (Japanese), アステロイドベルト (asuteroido beruto) (Japanese), ខ្សែក្រវាត់តារាសណ្ឋាន (khseh krovat dara son tharn) (Khmer), 소행성대 (sohaengseongdae) (Korean), Tāhei Aorangi Iti (Maori), pas planetoid [masculine] (Polish), cintura de asteroides [feminine] (Portuguese), по́яс астеро́идов (pójas asteróidov) [masculine] (Russian), cinturón de asteroides [masculine] (Spanish), แถบดาวเคราะห์น้อย (tɛ̀ɛp-daao-krɔ́-nɔ́ɔi) (Thai), Asteroit Kuşağı (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-asteroid_belt-en-name-RyG8s0p2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 66 34 Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences

Noun

Forms: asteroid belts [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} asteroid belt (plural asteroid belts)
  1. (astronomy) A set of orbits in a region that contains asteroids or similar minor planets arrayed as an annulus around the planetary system's orbital center. Categories (topical): Astronomy Hyponyms: Main Asteroid Belt, Kuiper Belt, Kuiper belt
    Sense id: en-asteroid_belt-en-noun-kCWc-UbM Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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