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oort cloud meaning and definition

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OORT CLOUD noun

Definition of Oort cloud (noun)

  1. (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
Source: Princeton University Wordnet

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