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Öpik-Oort Cloud

Öpik-Oort Cloud proper noun: synonym of Oort Cloud.

Proper noun

the Öpik-Oort Cloud

  1. Synonym of Oort Cloud.
    Synonyms:
    Oort Cloud

Synonyms of Öpik-Oort Cloud

Origin of Öpik-Oort Cloud

Named after the Estonian astronomer Ernst Öpik, who proposed in 1932 a reservoir of long-period comets in the form of an orbiting cloud at the outermost edge of the Solar System, and the Dutch astronomer Jan Oort, who revived this idea in 1950 to resolve a paradox about the origin of comets.

Questions about Öpik-Oort Cloud

What does Öpik-Oort Cloud mean?
Öpik-Oort Cloud means synonym of Oort Cloud.
What part of speech is Öpik-Oort Cloud?
Öpik-Oort Cloud is a proper noun.

Words near Öpik-Oort Cloud in the dictionary

  1. Öhringen
  2. Öland
  3. Ölgii
  4. Öncüpınar
  5. Öndörkhaan
  6. Öpik-Oort Cloud
  7. öre
  8. Örebro
  9. öres
  10. Öresund
  11. Öresund Bridge

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