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cubewano

/ˌkjuːbiːˈwʌnoʊ/

cubewano noun: any Kuiper belt object whose orbit is not determined by resonance with Neptune (orbit ~ 40-50 AU).

Noun

cubewano (plural cubewanos)

  1. Any Kuiper belt object whose orbit is not determined by resonance with Neptune (orbit ~ 40-50 AU).
    Synonyms:
    classical Kuiper belt object

Synonyms of cubewano

  • classical Kuiper belt object

Forms of cubewano

pluralcubewanos

Origin of cubewano

From acronym of QB1 + -o. Derived from QB1 ("cue bee one"), short for (15760) 1992 QB1, the first such object discovered

Questions about cubewano

What does cubewano mean?
Cubewano means any Kuiper belt object whose orbit is not determined by resonance with Neptune (orbit ~ 40-50 AU).
What part of speech is cubewano?
Cubewano is a noun.
How do you pronounce cubewano?
Cubewano is pronounced /ˌkjuːbiːˈwʌnoʊ/.
What is the plural of cubewano?
The plural of cubewano is cubewanos.

Words near cubewano in the dictionary

  1. CubeSat
  2. CubeSats
  3. cubescape
  4. cubescapes
  5. cubesort
  6. cubewano
  7. cubewanos
  8. cubey
  9. cubfur
  10. cubhood
  11. cubic

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