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Kuiper belts

Kuiper belts is the plural of Kuiper belt.

Meaning of Kuiper belt

Noun

Kuiper belt (plural Kuiper belts)

  1. A type of asteroid belt, expected to exist in the outer regions of planetary systems, that forms an annular belt or disc around the system's center, lies beyond the region of major-planet formation, and at its outer extent may reach the inner region of an Oort cloud.

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Questions about Kuiper belts

What is Kuiper belts the plural of?
Kuiper belts is the plural of Kuiper belt.

Words near Kuiper belts in the dictionary

  1. Kuikens
  2. Kuiper
  3. Kuiper belt
  4. Kuiper Belt object
  5. Kuiper Belt objects
  6. Kuiper belts
  7. Kuiper cliff
  8. kuiperoid
  9. kuiperoidal
  10. kuiperoids
  11. Kuipers

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