English Explanatory Dictionary

asteroid belt

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The 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.
noun
  1. A set of orbits in a region that contains asteroids or similar minor planets arrayed as an annulus around the planetary system's orbital center.
name
  1. Alternative letter-case form of asteroid belt.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

asteroid belt the asteroid belt asteroid belts

Synonyms

main belt main asteroid belt
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