habitable zone
English
Etymology
habitable + zone
Noun
habitable zone (plural habitable zones)
- (astronomy) The zone around a star where a planet could experience temperatures like those on Earth, allowing for the possible existence of liquid water and of life.
Synonyms
- Goldilocks zone
- circumstellar habitable zone
Derived terms
- galactic habitable zone
- continuously habitable zone
See also
- Venus zone