habitable zone

noun

The zone around a star where a planet could experience temperatures like those on Earth, allowing for the possible existence of liquid water and of life.

Similar
Goldilocks zonecircumstellar habitable zone
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Meanings

nounhabitable zone (plural habitable zones)

plural habitable zones

  1. The zone around a star where a planet could experience temperatures like those on Earth, allowing for the possible existence of liquid water and of life.

    Synonyms: Goldilocks zone, circumstellar habitable zone

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe zone around a star where a planet could experience temperatures like those on Earth, allowing for the possible existence of liquid water and of life.

Similar
Goldilocks zonecircumstellar habitable zone
Also see
goldilocks zone

Translations

Catalan zona d'habitabilitat
  • zona d'habitabilitatthe planetary zone that could sustain life
Chinese Mandarin 宜居帶 /宜居带, 適居帶 /适居带
  • 宜居帶 /宜居带the planetary zone that could sustain life
  • 適居帶 /适居带the planetary zone that could sustain life
Dutch Goudlokjesgebied
  • Goudlokjesgebiedthe planetary zone that could sustain life
Finnish elinkelpoinen vyöhyke
  • elinkelpoinen vyöhykethe planetary zone that could sustain life
French zone habitable
  • zone habitablethe planetary zone that could sustain life
German habitable Zone, Lebenszone
  • habitable Zonethe planetary zone that could sustain life
  • Lebenszonethe planetary zone that could sustain life
  • Ökosphärethe planetary zone that could sustain life
Hindi वासयोग्य क्षेत्र
  • वासयोग्य क्षेत्र (vāsyogya kṣetra)the planetary zone that could sustain life
Polish strefa Złotowłosej, ekosfera
  • strefa Złotowłosejthe planetary zone that could sustain life
  • ekosferathe planetary zone that could sustain life
Russian зо́на Златовла́ски
  • зо́на Златовла́ски (zóna Zlatovláski)the planetary zone that could sustain life
Spanish zona de habitabilidad, zona habitable
  • zona de habitabilidadthe planetary zone that could sustain life
  • zona habitablethe planetary zone that could sustain life
Cite this entry
APA

habitable zone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/habitable%20zone

MLA

“habitable zone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/habitable%20zone. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “habitable zone,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/habitable%20zone.

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