Meanings
asteroid belt1
alternative Asteroid Belt
- astronomyThe main asteroid belt, the region of the orbital plane of the Solar System located between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter which is occupied by numerous minor planets (asteroids) and the dwarf planet Ceres.
Synonyms: main belt, main asteroid belt
plural asteroid belts · alternative Asteroid Belt
- astronomyA set of orbits in a region that contains asteroids or similar minor planets arrayed as an annulus around the planetary system's orbital center.
Asteroid Belt2
- Alternative letter-case form of asteroid belt.
The Asteroid Belt was formed from silicate and metal-rich, but ice-poor material.
2009, Günter D. Roth, Handbook of Practical Astronomy, Springer Science & Business Media, →ISBN, page 4921 more example
Believe it or not, Belter slang — or, more officially, Belter Creole — isn't a completely made-up way of communicating. It's actually a mix of several Earth languages spoken by the original settlers in the Asteroid Belt colonies — very appropriate, as the Belt is a melting pot of several different races, customs and backgrounds.
2016 January 15, Bryan Enk, “Belter Creole 101”, in SYFY
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounThe main asteroid belt, the region of the orbital plane of the Solar System located between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter which is occupied by numerous minor planets (asteroids) and the dwarf planet Ceres.
Translations
Afrikaans asteroïedgordel
- asteroïedgordelregion of the solar system
Arabic حِزَام كُوَيْكِبَات
- حِزَام كُوَيْكِبَات (ḥizām kuwaykibāt)region of the solar system
Bulgarian астероиден пояс
- астероиден пояс (asteroiden pojas)region of the solar system
Catalan cinturó d'asteroides
- cinturó d'asteroidesregion of the solar system
Finnish asteroidivyöhyke
- asteroidivyöhykeregion of the solar system
French ceinture d’astéroïdes
- ceinture d’astéroïdesregion of the solar system
German Asteroidengürtel, Hauptgürtel
- Asteroidengürtelregion of the solar system
- Hauptgürtelregion of the solar system
- Planetoidengürtelregion of the solar system
Greek ζώνη αστεροειδών
- ζώνη αστεροειδών (zóni asteroeidón)region of the solar system
Hebrew חֲגוֹרַת הָאַסְטֵרוֹאִידִים
- חֲגוֹרַת הָאַסְטֵרוֹאִידִים (khagorát ha'asteróidim)region of the solar system
Hindi क्षुद्रग्रह घेरा
- क्षुद्रग्रह घेरा (kṣudragrah gherā)region of the solar system
Hungarian kisbolygóöv
- kisbolygóövregion of the solar system
Indonesian sabuk asteroid
- sabuk asteroidregion of the solar system
Italian cintura asteroidale, fascia principale
- cintura asteroidaleregion of the solar system
- fascia principaleregion of the solar system
Japanese 小惑星帯, アステロイドベルト
- 小惑星帯 (shōwakuseitai)region of the solar system
- アステロイドベルト (asuteroido beruto)region of the solar system
Korean 소행성대
- 소행성대 (sohaengseongdae)region of the solar system
Latvian asteroīdu josla, asteroīdu lauks
- asteroīdu joslaregion of the solar system
- asteroīdu lauksregion of the solar system
Lithuanian asteroidų žiedas
- asteroidų žiedasregion of the solar system
Māori Tāhei Aorangi Iti
- Tāhei Aorangi Itiregion of the solar system
Polish pas planetoid
- pas planetoidregion of the solar system
Portuguese cintura de asteroides
- cintura de asteroidesregion of the solar system
Russian по́яс астеро́идов
- по́яс астеро́идов (pójas asteróidov)region of the solar system
Spanish cinturón de asteroides
- cinturón de asteroidesregion of the solar system
Tamil சிறுகோள் பட்டை
- சிறுகோள் பட்டை (ciṟukōḷ paṭṭai)region of the solar system
Thai แถบดาวเคราะห์น้อย
- แถบดาวเคราะห์น้อย (tɛ̀ɛp-daao-krɔ́-nɔ́ɔi)region of the solar system
Turkish Asteroit Kuşağı
- Asteroit Kuşağıregion of the solar system
Cite this entry
asteroid belt. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/asteroid%20belt
“asteroid belt.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/asteroid%20belt. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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