Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

trans-neptunian object

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.78 in modern English

Syllables: tran-s-nep-tu-ni-an ob-ject
IPA

33

Scrabble Score

20

Letters

7

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any natural object (usually a minor planet (asteroid) or a hypothetical planet) in the Solar System with all or most of its orbit outside the orbit of Neptune.

Inflected Forms

trans-Neptunian objects (plural) TNO (abbreviation) transneptunian object (alternative)

Questions

What does trans-neptunian object mean?: Any natural object (usually a minor planet (asteroid) or a hypothetical planet) in the Solar System with all or most of its orbit outside the orbit of Neptune.

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