space debris

noun

All the objects in orbit around the Earth that were created by human activity, but now have no useful purpose.

Similar
space junk
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Meanings

nounspace debris (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAll the objects in orbit around the Earth that were created by human activity, but now have no useful purpose.

    Synonyms: space junk

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAll the objects in orbit around the Earth that were created by human activity, but now have no useful purpose.

Similar
space junk

Translations

Catalan brossa espacial, ferralla espacial
  • brossa espacialobjects in orbit without useful purpose
  • ferralla espacialobjects in orbit without useful purpose
Chinese Mandarin 空間碎片 /空间碎片, 太空垃圾
  • 空間碎片 /空间碎片 (kōngjiān suìpiàn)objects in orbit without useful purpose
  • 太空垃圾 (tàikōng lājī)objects in orbit without useful purpose
Danish rumaffald
  • rumaffaldobjects in orbit without useful purpose
Dutch ruimteschroot
  • ruimteschrootobjects in orbit without useful purpose
Finnish avaruusromu
  • avaruusromuobjects in orbit without useful purpose
French débris spatial
  • débris spatialobjects in orbit without useful purpose
German Weltraumschrott, Weltraummüll
  • Weltraumschrottobjects in orbit without useful purpose
  • Weltraummüllobjects in orbit without useful purpose
Hungarian űrszemét, kozmikus hulladék
  • űrszemétobjects in orbit without useful purpose
  • kozmikus hulladékobjects in orbit without useful purpose
Italian detrito spaziale, detrito orbitale
  • detrito spazialeobjects in orbit without useful purpose
  • detrito orbitaleobjects in orbit without useful purpose
  • rifiuto spazialeobjects in orbit without useful purpose
  • rottame spazialeobjects in orbit without useful purpose
  • spazzatura spazialeobjects in orbit without useful purpose
Japanese 宇宙ごみ
  • 宇宙ごみ (uchūgomi)objects in orbit without useful purpose
Korean 우주 쓰레기
  • 우주 쓰레기 (uju sseuregi)objects in orbit without useful purpose
Malay reja angkasa, sampah angkasa
  • reja angkasaobjects in orbit without useful purpose
  • sampah angkasaobjects in orbit without useful purpose
Polish kosmiczne śmieci
  • kosmiczne śmieciobjects in orbit without useful purpose
Portuguese detrito espacial, lixo espacial
  • detrito espacialobjects in orbit without useful purpose
  • lixo espacialobjects in orbit without useful purpose
Russian косми́ческий му́сор
  • косми́ческий му́сор (kosmíčeskij músor)objects in orbit without useful purpose
Spanish basura espacial
  • basura espacialobjects in orbit without useful purpose
Swedish rymdskrot
  • rymdskrotobjects in orbit without useful purpose
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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