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冥王星型天体 (めいおうせいがたてんたい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

冥めい王おう星せい型がた天てん体たい

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Meanings

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plutoid; ice dwarf

An astronomical term for a dwarf planet beyond Neptune's orbit, similar to Pluto. Used in scientific contexts.

冥めい王おう星せい型がた天てん体たいは、海

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星せい

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公こう

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準じゅん

惑わく

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です

。

Plutoids are a type of dwarf planet that orbit beyond Neptune.

Kanji

冥dark
王king, rule, magnate
星star, spot, dot
型mould, type, model
天heavens, sky, imperial
体body, substance, object

Related words

準じゅん惑わく星せい
冥王星型天体 is a subclass of 準惑星 (dwarf planet); all plutoids are dwarf planets, but not all dwarf planets are plutoids.
冥めい王おう星せい
冥王星 (Pluto) is the prototype and most famous example of a 冥王星型天体.

Built from

冥めい王おう星せい+

Etymology

Compound of 冥王星 (Pluto) + 型 (type) + 天体 (celestial body), literally 'Pluto-type celestial body'. Coined as a translation of the English term 'plutoid'.

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+天てん体たい