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单词 trans-neptunian object
释义

trans-Neptunian object

or trans·nep·tu·ni·an ob·ject

[ trans-nep-too-nee-uhn ob-jikt, ‐jekt, ‐tyoo‐, tranz ]
/ ˈtræns nɛpˈtu ni ən ˈɒb dʒɪkt, ‐dʒɛkt, ‐ˈtyu‐, ˈtrænz /

noun Astronomy.

any celestial object in our solar system whose orbit lies beyond Neptune, including Pluto: there may be some 70,000 trans-Neptunian objects orbiting 30–50 astronomical units from the sun, with diameters of at least 62 miles (100 km). Abbreviation: TNO

Origin of trans-Neptunian object

First recorded in 1920–25

Words nearby trans-Neptunian object

transmundane, transmural, transmutation, transmute, transnational, trans-Neptunian object, Transnet, Trans-New Guinea phylum, transoceanic, transom, transom window
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Scientific definitions for trans-Neptunian object

trans-Neptunian object
[ trăns′nĕp-tōōnē-ən ]

A celestial object that orbits the sun at a greater distance on average than Neptune.
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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