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EDGEWORTH-KUIPER BELT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A disk-shaped region of minor planets outside the orbit of Neptune
Synonyms:
Edgeworth-Kuiper belt; Kuiper belt
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Hypernyms ("Edgeworth-Kuiper belt" is a kind of...):
part; region (the extended spatial location of something)
Holonyms ("Edgeworth-Kuiper belt" is a member of...):
solar system (the sun with the celestial bodies that revolve around it in its gravitational field)