Definition of Kuiper belt in English:
Kuiper belt
noun ˈkʌɪpə bɛltˈkaɪpər ˌbɛlt
A region of the solar system beyond the orbit of Neptune, believed to contain many comets, asteroids, and other small bodies made largely of ice.
Example sentencesExamples
- For one thing, astronomers discovered the Kuiper belt, a teeming ensemble of miniature worlds within which Pluto orbits.
- The objects in the Kuiper belt represent remnants from the formation of our solar system.
- If Pluto were discovered today, it may not have been called a planet, because it is just one among a myriad of objects in the Kuiper belt.
- The Kuiper belt is an icy asteroid belt just beyond Neptune.
- Scientists speculate that it could be a body from the distant Kuiper belt, way out in the outer solar system.
Origin
1990s: named after Gerard P. Kuiper (1905–73), Dutch-born US astronomer.
Definition of Kuiper belt in US English:
Kuiper belt
nounˈkaɪpər ˌbɛltˈkīpər ˌbelt
A region of the solar system beyond the orbit of Neptune, believed to contain many comets, asteroids, and other small bodies made largely of ice.
Example sentencesExamples
- Scientists speculate that it could be a body from the distant Kuiper belt, way out in the outer solar system.
- The Kuiper belt is an icy asteroid belt just beyond Neptune.
- If Pluto were discovered today, it may not have been called a planet, because it is just one among a myriad of objects in the Kuiper belt.
- For one thing, astronomers discovered the Kuiper belt, a teeming ensemble of miniature worlds within which Pluto orbits.
- The objects in the Kuiper belt represent remnants from the formation of our solar system.
Origin
1990s: named after Gerard P. Kuiper (1905–73), Dutch-born US astronomer.