Kuiper
See also: kuiper
English
Alternative forms
- Kuipers, Kuijpers, Kuypers
Etymology
Dutch Kuiper. Doublet of Cooper.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkaɪpɚ/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkaɪpə/
- Rhymes: -aɪpə(ɹ)
Proper noun
Kuiper (plural Kuipers)
- (countable) A surname from Dutch, Dutch surname equivalent to the English surname Cooper, from the profession cooper (“kuiper”)
- (uncountable, astronomy) Gerard Kuiper (U.S. planetary astronomer)
- (astronomy, uncountable) An asteroid in Solar System, the 1776th asteroid registered
Synonyms
- (asteroid): Asteroid Kuiper, 1776 Kuiper, (1776) Kuiper, Asteroid 1776
Derived terms
- Edgeworth-Kuiper
- Edgeworth-Kuiper Belt
- Edgeworth-Kuiper belt
- Edgeworth-Kuiper belt object
- Edgeworth-Kuiper Belt object
- Edgeworth-Kuiper object
- EKO
- KBO
- Kuiper Belt
- Kuiper belt
- Kuiper belt object
- Kuiper Belt object
- Kuiper object
Translations
surname
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See also
- (surname): Kuiper on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- (asteroid): 1776 Kuiper on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Gerard Kuiper on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- UKIPer, pukier
Dutch
Etymology
Capitalization of kuiper.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkœy̯.pər/
- Hyphenation: Kui‧per
Proper noun
Kuiper ?
- a surname, Kuiper, originating as an occupation, equivalent to English Kuiper derived from kuiper (“cooper”)
Descendants
- English: Kuiper
- English: Kuiper belt
See also
- Kuijper
- Kuyper (rare)
Anagrams
- kruipe