GERARD KUIPER

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

United States astronomer (born in the Netherlands) who studied the solar system and suggested in 1951 that there is a belt of comet-like debris at the edge of the solar system (1905-1973)

Synonyms:

Gerard Kuiper; Gerard Peter Kuiper; Kuiper

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Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

astronomer; stargazer; uranologist (a physicist who studies astronomy)

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