Edgeworth-kuiper Belt (Noun)
Meaning
A disk-shaped region of minor planets outside the orbit of Neptune.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made).
Examples
- The discovery of a new dwarf planet in the Edgeworth-Kuiper Belt has shed light on the mysterious region of our solar system.
- The Edgeworth-Kuiper Belt is thought to be the remains of a disk of material that never formed into planets.
- Many short-period comets are believed to originate from the Edgeworth-Kuiper Belt, which is a reservoir of icy bodies.
- In the 1950s, the Dutch-American astronomer Gerard Kuiper proposed the existence of a disk-shaped region of minor planets outside Neptune that would later be known as the Edgeworth-Kuiper Belt.
- The Edgeworth-Kuiper Belt is a vast region of our solar system that contains numerous small, icy bodies, including dwarf planets like Pluto.