Kuiper belt
短语[网络] 柯伊伯带;古柏带;库伯带
发音
UK
/ˈkaɪ.pə(ɹ).bɛlt/
UK
/ˈkʌɪpə bɛlt/
US
/ˈkaɪ.pɚ.bɛlt/
词形变化
Kuiper belts
复数
Kuiper belts
the Kuiper belt
别名
Kuiper Belt
释义与例句
n.
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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.
天文
name
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1.
A region of space between thirty and fifty astronomical units from the Sun, roughly confined within a thick band around the ecliptic of the Solar System, and populated by many thousands of trans-Neptunian objects.
柯伊伯带
柯伊柏带
天文
词汇关系
上位词 2
整体词 1
词源
Named after the Dutch astronomer Gerard Kuiper (1905–1973), who conjectured the existence of a version of the belt in 1951.
来源:wiktionary