Oort Cloud en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- /ˈɔːrt klaʊd/
Etymology
Named after the Dutch astronomer Jan Hendrik Oort, who revived the Estonian astronomer Ernst Öpik’s idea from 1932 of a reservoir of long-period comets in the form of an orbiting cloud at the outermost edge of the Solar System in 1950 to resolve a paradox about the origin of comets.
Meanings
- The Solar System's Oort cloud, extending from 50,000 to 100,000 astronomical units (approximately 1 light year) from the sun; supposedly the source of most comets around the Solar System.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| the Oort Cloud | canonical | lexicographic | |
| Oort cloud | alternative | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (19)
ko 오르트 구름 (cloud of comets in the Solar System) · nl Oortwolk (cloud of comets in the Solar System) · ar سَحَابَة أُورْط (cloud of comets in the Solar System) · af Oortwolk (cloud of comets in the Solar System) · hu Oort-felhő (cloud of comets in the Solar System) · fr nuage de Oort (cloud of comets in the Solar System) · fa ابر اورت (cloud of comets in the Solar System) · pt nuvem de Oort (cloud of comets in the Solar System) · sv Oorts kometmoln (cloud of comets in the Solar System) · gl Nube de Oort (cloud of comets in the Solar System) · ru о́блако О́орта (cloud of comets in the Solar System) · tr Oort Bulutu (cloud of comets in the Solar System) · ja オールトの雲 (cloud of comets in the Solar System) · pl Obłok Oorta (cloud of comets in the Solar System) · fi Oortin pilvi (cloud of comets in the Solar System) · es nube de Oort (cloud of comets in the Solar System) · de Oortsche Wolke (cloud of comets in the Solar System) · it nube di Oort (cloud of comets in the Solar System) · cmn 奧爾特雲 /奥尔特云 (cloud of comets in the Solar System)