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Kuiper cliff

Kuiper cliff proper noun: the 1:2 resonance, beyond which few objects are known; it may be the outer edge of the classical Kuiper belt or just the beginning of a broad gap.

Proper noun

Kuiper cliff

  1. The 1:2 resonance, beyond which few objects are known; it may be the outer edge of the classical Kuiper belt or just the beginning of a broad gap.

Questions about Kuiper cliff

What does Kuiper cliff mean?
Kuiper cliff means the 1:2 resonance, beyond which few objects are known; it may be the outer edge of the classical Kuiper belt or just the beginning of a broad gap.
What part of speech is Kuiper cliff?
Kuiper cliff is a proper noun.

Words near Kuiper cliff in the dictionary

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

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