Oort Cloud

See also: Oort cloud

English

Alternative forms

Oort cloud

Etymology

Named after Dutch astronomer Jan Hendrik Oort.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɔːrt klaʊd/
Hyphenation: Oort Cloud

Proper noun

(astronomy) 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.

Synonyms

Öpik-Oort Cloud

Translations

cloud of comets in the Solar System

Afrikaans: Oortwolk
Arabic: سَحَابَة أُورْط f (saḥābat ʔūrṭ)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 奧爾特雲／奥尔特云 (zh) (Ào'ěrtè yún)
Dutch: Oortwolk f
Finnish: Oortin pilvi (fi)
French: nuage de Oort m
Galician: Nube de Oort (gl) f
German: Oortsche Wolke f
Hungarian: Oort-felhő (hu)
Italian: nube di Oort f
Japanese: オールトの雲 (Ōruto-no kumo)
Korean: 오르트 구름 (Oreuteu gureum)
Persian: ابر اورت (abr-e urt)
Polish: Obłok Oorta (pl)
Portuguese: nuvem de Oort
Russian: о́блако О́орта (ru) n (óblako Óorta)
Spanish: nube de Oort f
Swedish: Oorts kometmoln (sv)
Turkish: Oort Bulutu (tr)

Further reading

Oort Cloud on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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