Kuiper

See also: kuiper

English

Alternative forms

Kuipers, Kuijpers, Kuypers

Etymology

Dutch Kuiper. Doublet of Cooper.

Pronunciation

(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈkaɪpɚ/
(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈkaɪpə/
Rhymes: -aɪpə(ɹ)

Proper noun

Kuiper (plural Kuipers)

(countable) A surname from Dutch, Dutch surname equivalent to the English surname Cooper, from the profession cooper (“kuiper”)
(uncountable, astronomy) Gerard Kuiper (U.S. planetary astronomer)
(astronomy, uncountable) An asteroid in Solar System, the 1776th asteroid registered

Synonyms

(asteroid): Asteroid Kuiper, 1776 Kuiper, (1776) Kuiper, Asteroid 1776

Derived terms

Edgeworth-Kuiper
Edgeworth-Kuiper Belt
Edgeworth-Kuiper belt
Edgeworth-Kuiper belt object
Edgeworth-Kuiper Belt object
Edgeworth-Kuiper object
EKO
KBO
Kuiper Belt
Kuiper belt
Kuiper belt object
Kuiper Belt object
Kuiper object

Translations

surname

Dutch: Kuiper

See also

(surname): Kuiper on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
(asteroid): 1776 Kuiper on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Gerard Kuiper on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

UKIPer, pukier

Dutch

Etymology

Capitalization of kuiper.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkœy̯.pər/
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Hyphenation: Kui‧per

Proper noun

Kuiper ?

a surname, Kuiper, originating as an occupation, equivalent to English Kuiper derived from kuiper (“cooper”)

Descendants

English: Kuiper
- English: Kuiper belt

See also

Kuijper
Kuyper (rare)

Anagrams

kruipe

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