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Edgeworth-Kuiper belt

Edgeworth-Kuiper belt proper noun: synonym of Kuiper belt.

Proper noun

the Edgeworth-Kuiper belt

  1. Synonym of Kuiper belt.
    Synonyms:
    Kuiper belt

Synonyms of Edgeworth-Kuiper belt

Origin of Edgeworth-Kuiper belt

Named after the Dutch astronomer Gerard Kuiper, who conjectured the existence of a version of the belt in 1951, and the Irish astronomer Kenneth Edgeworth, who proposed a similar hypothesis in the 1930s.

Questions about Edgeworth-Kuiper belt

What does Edgeworth-Kuiper belt mean?
Edgeworth-Kuiper belt means synonym of Kuiper belt.
What part of speech is Edgeworth-Kuiper belt?
Edgeworth-Kuiper belt is a proper noun.

Words near Edgeworth-Kuiper belt in the dictionary

  1. edgewear
  2. edgewise
  3. Edgewood
  4. edgework
  5. Edgeworth
  6. Edgeworth-Kuiper belt
  7. Edgeworth-Kuiper object
  8. Edgeworth-Kuiper objects
  9. Edgeworthian
  10. Edgeworths
  11. Edgeworthstown

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