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Goldilocks zone

Goldilocks zone noun: synonym of habitable zone.

Noun

Goldilocks zone (plural Goldilocks zones)

  1. Synonym of habitable zone.
    • This plot may be a map of another type of Goldilocks zone for habitable ocean worlds—one based on composition.2021, Kevin Hand, Alien Oceans: The Search for Life in the Depths of Space, Princeton University Press, →ISBN, page 43
    Synonyms:
    habitable zone

Synonyms of Goldilocks zone

Forms of Goldilocks zone

pluralGoldilocks zones

Origin of Goldilocks zone

So called because, like the third of the three bowls of porridge in the fairy tale Goldilocks, it is neither too hot nor too cold, but just right.

Questions about Goldilocks zone

What does Goldilocks zone mean?
Goldilocks zone means synonym of habitable zone.
What part of speech is Goldilocks zone?
Goldilocks zone is a noun.
What is the plural of Goldilocks zone?
The plural of Goldilocks zone is Goldilocks zones.

Words near Goldilocks zone in the dictionary

  1. Goldilocks economies
  2. Goldilocks economy
  3. Goldilocks planet
  4. Goldilocks planets
  5. Goldilocks principle
  6. Goldilocks zone
  7. Goldilocks zones
  8. goldin
  9. golding
  10. golding over
  11. goldings

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