kuiperoid

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A Kuiper belt object, such as Pluto
    — I'm fascinated by the relatively small "ice balls" in the very outer part of the solar system. I have often wondered what bodies lay out there fainter than 17th magnitude, the limit of the plates I took at Lowell Observatory. May I suggest we call this new class of objects "Kuiperoids"?

词形变化

kuiperoids plural Kuiperoid alternative

词源

Blend of Kuiper belt + asteroid, a name suggested by Clyde Tombaugh, discoverer of Pluto.
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