asteroid belt

asteroid belt

See also: Asteroid Belt

English

Proper noun

asteroid belt

1. (astronomy) The Main Asteroid Belt, the region of the orbital plane of the Solar System located between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter which is occupied by numerous minor planets (asteroids) and the dwarf planet Ceres.

Synonyms

• Asteroid Belt
• Main Asteroid Belt

Translations

region of the solar system

Finnish: asteroidivyöhyke (fi) French: ceinture d’astéroïdes (fr) f German: Asteroidengürtel (de) m Greek: ζώνη αστεροειδών n (zóni asteroeidón) Hungarian: kisbolygóöv Italian: cintura asteroidale f, fascia principale f

Japanese: 小惑星帯 (shōwakuseitai), アステロイドベルト (asuteroido beruto) Khmer: ខ្សែក្រវាត់តារាសណ្ឋាន (khseh krovat dara son tharn) Korean: 소행성대 (ko) (sohaengseongdae) Russian: пояс астероидов (ru) (pojas asteroidov) Spanish: cinturón de asteroides m

Noun

asteroid belt (plural asteroid belts)

1. (astronomy) A set of orbits in a region that contains asteroids or similar minor planets arrayed as an annulus around the planetary system's orbital center

Hyponyms

• Main Asteroid Belt
• Kuiper Belt
• Kuiper belt