Kuiper belt

Named after the astronomer Gerard Kuiper (1905-1973); and belt.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈkaɪ.pə(ɹ).bɛlt/, IPA^(key): /ˈkʌɪpə bɛlt/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈkaɪ.pɚ.bɛlt/

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• Hyphenation: Kui‧per belt

Note: Kuiper is a Dutch surname and may also be pronounced in the Dutch manner, although Gerard Kuiper himself lived in the U.S. and used the American pronunciation above. The Dutch word kuiper and the English word cooper share the same etymology and meaning, so that's another possibility.

Kuiper belt

1. (astronomy) A region of space between 30 and 50 astronomical units from the Sun, roughly confined within a thick band around the ecliptic of the Solar System. This area is populated by many thousands of trans-Neptunian objects.

• Edgeworth-Kuiper belt

• belt

• Kuiper belt object

• Kuiper Belt environment
• Kuiper belt object / Kuiper Belt object

Kuiper belt (plural Kuiper belts)

1. (astronomy) A 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.

• asteroid belt
• belt

• Kuiper disc / Kuiper disk

• KUIPER BELT