Oort cloud
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词形变化
Oort clouds
复数
Oort clouds
the Oort cloud
释义与例句
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A roughly spherical region of space composed of comet-like bodies and other minor planets and asteroids that orbit distantly in a planetary system.
天文
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Alternative letter-case form of Oort Cloud (“the Solar System's Oort cloud”).
词汇关系
词源
A cloud-like structure, named after Dutch astronomer Jan Oort, who proposed it.
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