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trans-Neptunian

trans-Neptunian adjective: lying beyond the orbit of the planet Neptune (especially with regard to planetary bodies).

Adjective

trans-Neptunian (not comparable)

  1. Lying beyond the orbit of the planet Neptune (especially with regard to planetary bodies).
    • Planet X is a legendary trans-Neptunian world.

Forms of trans-Neptunian

alternative formtransneptunian

Origin of trans-Neptunian

From trans- + Neptunian.

Phrases with trans-Neptunian

Questions about trans-Neptunian

What does trans-Neptunian mean?
Trans-Neptunian means lying beyond the orbit of the planet Neptune (especially with regard to planetary bodies).
What part of speech is trans-Neptunian?
Trans-Neptunian is an adjective.

Words near trans-Neptunian in the dictionary

  1. trans-mats
  2. trans-misogynist
  3. trans-misogynistic
  4. trans-misogynists
  5. trans-mountain
  6. trans-Neptunian
  7. trans-Neptunian object
  8. trans-Neptunian objects
  9. Trans-New Guinea
  10. Trans-New Guinean
  11. trans-Oceania

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