Meanings
Kuiper belt1
alternative Kuiper Belt
- astronomyA 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.
Deep searches for regular satellites around Kuiper belt objects are difficult due to observational limitations, but Haumea is one of the few for which sufficient data exist.
2016 May 27, Luke D. Burkhart, Darin Ragozzine, Michael E. Brown, “A Deep Search for Additional Satellites around the Dwarf Planet Haumea”, in The Astronomical Journal, volume 151, number 6, archived from the original on 15 Oct 2025Synonyms: Edgeworth-Kuiper belt
plural Kuiper belts · alternative Kuiper Belt
- astronomyA 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.
Kuiper Belt2
- Alternative letter-case form of Kuiper belt.
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA 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.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna disk-shaped region of minor planets outside the orbit of Neptune
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Named after the Dutch astronomer Gerard Kuiper (1905–1973), who conjectured the existence of a version of the belt in 1951.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans Kuipergordel
- Kuipergordelregion of space in the Solar System
Bulgarian по́яс на Ка́йпер
- по́яс на Ка́йпер (pójas na Kájper)region of space in the Solar System
Chinese Mandarin 柯伊伯帶 /柯伊伯带, 柯伊柏帶 /柯伊柏带
- 柯伊伯帶 /柯伊伯带 (Kēyībó dài)region of space in the Solar System
- 柯伊柏帶 /柯伊柏带region of space in the Solar System
Czech Kuiperův pás
- Kuiperův pásregion of space in the Solar System
Dutch Kuipergordel
- Kuipergordelregion of space in the Solar System
Finnish Kuiperin vyöhyke
- Kuiperin vyöhykeregion of space in the Solar System
French ceinture de Kuiper
- ceinture de Kuiperregion of space in the Solar System
German Kuipergürtel, Kuiper-Gürtel
- Kuipergürtelregion of space in the Solar System
- Kuiper-Gürtelregion of space in the Solar System
Hungarian Kuiper-öv
- Kuiper-övregion of space in the Solar System
Indonesian Sabuk Kuiper
- Sabuk Kuiperregion of space in the Solar System
Italian fascia di Kuiper
- fascia di Kuiperregion of space in the Solar System
Japanese カイパーベルト
- カイパーベルト (Kaipāberuto)region of space in the Solar System
Polish Pas Kuipera
- Pas Kuiperaregion of space in the Solar System
Portuguese cinturão de Kuiper, cintura de Kuiper
- cinturão de Kuiperregion of space in the Solar System
- cintura de Kuiperregion of space in the Solar System
Romanian Centura Kuiper
- Centura Kuiperregion of space in the Solar System
Russian по́яс Ко́йпера
- по́яс Ко́йпера (pójas Kójpera)region of space in the Solar System
Spanish cinturón de Kuiper
- cinturón de Kuiperregion of space in the Solar System
Swedish Kuiperbältet
- Kuiperbältetregion of space in the Solar System
Cite this entry
Kuiper belt. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kuiper%20belt
“Kuiper belt.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kuiper%20belt. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Kuiper belt,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kuiper%20belt.
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