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Detailed Synonyms for Oort cloud in English
Oort cloud:
Oort cloud [the ~] noun
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the 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 1the 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 1