Kuiper belt

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see also: Kuiper Belt

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈkaɪ.pə(ɹ).bɛlt/, IPA: /ˈkʌɪpə bɛlt/
• (America) IPA: /ˈkaɪ.pɚ.bɛlt/

Proper noun

1. (astronomy) The Kuiper Belt, 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.

Synonyms

• Edgeworth–Kuiper belt

Related terms

• Kuiper Belt environment
• Kuiper belt object / Kuiper Belt object

Translations

• French: ceinture de Kuiper
• German: Kuipergürtel, Kuiper-Gürtel
• Italian: fascia di Kuiper
• Portuguese: cinturão de Kuiper
• Russian: по́яс Ко́йпера
• Spanish: cinturón de Kuiper

Noun

Kuiper belt (plural Kuiper belts)

1. (astronomy) a type of asteroid belt found in the outer regions of planetary systems that forms an annular belt or disc around the system's center, lying beyond the planetary formation region for major planets, which may extend outwards to reach the inner Oort cloud

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Kuiper Belt

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Proper noun

1. Alternative letter-case form of Kuiper belt

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