cubewano

English

Etymology

From Acronym of QB1. +‎ -o. Derived from QB1 ("cue bee one"), short for (15760) 1992 QB1, the first such object discovered

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌkjuːbiːˈwʌnoʊ/ (that is, "QB1-o")

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Noun

cubewano (plural cubewanos)

1. (astronomy) Any Kuiper belt object whose orbit is not determined by resonance with Neptune (orbit ~ 40-50 AU).

Usage notes

Somewhat old-fashioned, being generally replaced with classical Kuiper belt object.

Synonyms

• classical Kuiper belt object

Translations

kuiper belt object

• German: Cubewano n
• Spanish: cubewano m
• Swedish: cubewano c
• Turkish: kubvano

References

• cubewano on Wikipedia.Wikipedia