Kuiper Belt Definition
kīpər
noun
A belt of icy debris orbiting in the outer solar system in the same plane as the planets, thought to be the source of many short-period comets.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
- Edgeworth-Kuiper belt
pronoun
Alternative capitalization of Kuiper belt.
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Origin of Kuiper Belt
After Gerard Kuiper (1905–1973), Dutch-born American astronomer who speculated about the existence of such a region
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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