Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cubewano

/ˌkjuːbiːˈwʌnoʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
cube-wano
IPA
/ˌkjuːbiːˈwʌnoʊ/
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any Kuiper belt object whose orbit is not determined by resonance with Neptune (orbit ~ 40-50 AU).

Etymology

From acronym of QB1 + -o. Derived from QB1 ("cue bee one"), short for (15760) 1992 QB1, the first such object discovered

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Synonyms

classical Kuiper belt object

Questions

How do you pronounce cubewano?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌkjuːbiːˈwʌnoʊ/.
What does cubewano mean?
Any Kuiper belt object whose orbit is not determined by resonance with Neptune (orbit ~ 40-50 AU).
Where does cubewano come from?
From acronym of QB1 + -o. Derived from QB1 ("cue bee one"), short for (15760) 1992 QB1, the first such object discovered

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