Meaning Of The Word Kuiper belt

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Kuiper belt Definition
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What's The Definition Of Kuiper belt?

Kuiper belt in American English
a belt of icy debris orbiting in the outer solar system, thought to be the source of many comets

Kuiper belt in British English
noun: a region of the solar system beyond the orbit of Neptune, some 30–1000 astronomical units from the sun, containing up to one thousand million icy planetesimals or comet nuclei

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