Oort cloud (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 14
def (astronomy) a hypothetical huge collection of comets orbiting the sun far beyond the orbit of Pluto
def perturbations (as by other stars) can upset a comet's orbit and may send it tumbling toward the sun
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Hypernym collection, aggregation, accumulation, assemblage
Domain of synset - TOPIC astronomy, uranology
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Member of this domain - TOPIC astronomy, uranology
Hyponym collection, aggregation, accumulation, assemblage

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