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語源

Named after the astronomer Gerard Kuiper (1905-1973).

発音

• (英国発音) IPA: /ˈkaɪ.pə(ɹ).bɛlt/, IPA: /ˈkʌɪpə bɛlt/
• (米国発音) IPA: /ˈkaɪ.pɚ.bɛlt/
• ハイフネーション: Kui‧per belt

Note: Kuiper is a Dutch surname and may also be pronounced in the Dutch manner, although Gerard Kuiper himself lived in the U.S. and used the American pronunciation above. The Dutch word kuiper and the English word cooper share the same etymology and meaning, so that is another possibility.

固有名詞

the Kuiper belt

1. (astronomy) 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.

   Synonym: Edgeworth-Kuiper belt

   Hypernym: belt

派生語

関連する語

名詞

Kuiper belt (plural Kuiper belts)

1. (astronomy) 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.

   Hypernyms: asteroid belt, belt

   Hyponyms: Kuiper disc, Kuiper disk

参照

• KUIPER BELT