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Kordylewski cloud

Kordylewski cloud noun: any of the dust clouds found at the Trojan points, the L4 and L5 Lagrange points, in the Earth–Moon system, and of any other such system.

Noun

Kordylewski cloud (plural Kordylewski clouds)

  1. Any of the dust clouds found at the Trojan points, the L4 and L5 Lagrange points, in the Earth–Moon system, and of any other such system.

Forms of Kordylewski cloud

pluralKordylewski clouds

Origin of Kordylewski cloud

Named after Kazimierz Kordylewski, who made the first observations of the phenomenon.

Questions about Kordylewski cloud

What does Kordylewski cloud mean?
Kordylewski cloud means any of the dust clouds found at the Trojan points, the L4 and L5 Lagrange points, in the Earth–Moon system, and of any other such system.
What part of speech is Kordylewski cloud?
Kordylewski cloud is a noun.
What is the plural of Kordylewski cloud?
The plural of Kordylewski cloud is Kordylewski clouds.

Words near Kordylewski cloud in the dictionary

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  4. Kordofanian
  5. Kordun
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