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fourtino

fourtino noun: any astronomical object, on the edge of the Kuiper Belt, whose orbit has a 1:4 resonance with the planet Neptune.

Noun

fourtino (plural fourtinos)

  1. (informal) Any astronomical object, on the edge of the Kuiper Belt, whose orbit has a 1:4 resonance with the planet Neptune.

Forms of fourtino

pluralfourtinos

Origin of fourtino

Blend of four + plutino.

Questions about fourtino

What does fourtino mean?
Fourtino means any astronomical object, on the edge of the Kuiper Belt, whose orbit has a 1:4 resonance with the planet Neptune.
What part of speech is fourtino?
Fourtino is a noun.
What is the plural of fourtino?
The plural of fourtino is fourtinos.

Words near fourtino in the dictionary

  1. fourthly
  2. fourthness
  3. fourths
  4. fourties
  5. fourtieth
  6. fourtino
  7. fourtinos
  8. fourty
  9. fourty-one
  10. fourwheeled
  11. fouse

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