Defenition of the word oort cloud

• Defenition of the word oort cloud

  • (astronomy) a hypothetical huge collection of comets orbiting the sun far beyond the orbit of Pluto; perturbations (as by other stars) can upset a comet's orbit and may send it tumbling toward the sun
  • (astronomy) a hypothetical huge collection of comets orbiting the sun far beyond the orbit of Pluto; perturbations (as by other stars) can upset a comet''s orbit and may send it tumbling toward the sun

Synonyms for the word oort cloud

• • Oort cloud

Hypernyms for the word oort cloud

• • accumulation
  • aggregation
  • assemblage
  • collection

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