Oort cloud
See also: Oort Cloud
English
Etymology
A cloud-like structure, named after Dutch astronomer Jan Oort, who proposed it.
Proper noun
Oort cloud
- Alternative form of Oort Cloud
Noun
Oort cloud (plural Oort clouds)
- (astronomy) A roughly spherical region of space composed of comet-like bodies and other minor planets and asteroids that orbit distantly in planetary systems
Hyponyms
Coordinate terms
- Kuiper disc
- Kuiper belt
- asteroid belt
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