Kuiper in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for Kuiper in the English»French Dictionary

candy-striper N Am

candy-striper

jeune fille f travaillant bénévolement dans un hôpital

caliper N Am

caliper → calliper

See also calliper

calliper Brit, caliper Am [Brit ˈkalɪpə, Am ˈkæləpər] N

1. calliper MED (leg support):

calliper

appareil m orthopédique

2. calliper:

callipers npl (compasses)

compas m d'épaisseur

Phrases:

calliper, a. calliper rule npl (vernier)

pied m à coulisse

windscreen wiper N Brit MOTOR

windscreen wiper

essuie-glace m inv

piper [Brit ˈpʌɪpə, Am ˈpaɪpər] N

1. piper (bag-pipe player):

piper

joueur/-euse m/f de cornemuse

2. piper (flute-player):

piper

joueur/-euse m/f de chalumeau

he who pays the piper calls the tune prov

l'argent c'est le pouvoir

Pied Piper [Brit, Am ˌpaɪd ˈpaɪpər] N

the Pied Piper (of Hamelin)

le joueur de flûte de Hamelin

juniper [Brit ˈdʒuːnɪpə, Am ˈdʒunəpər] N

juniper

genièvre m

wiper arm N MOTOR

wiper arm

bras m d'essuie-glace

wiper [Brit ˈwʌɪpə, Am ˈwaɪpər] N

1. wiper MOTOR:

wiper, a. windscreen wiper Brit windshield wiper Am

essuie-glace m inv

2. wiper (cloth):

wiper

torchon m

viper [Brit ˈvʌɪpə, Am ˈvaɪpər] N ZOOL

viper fig

vipère f

to nurse a viper in one's bosom liter

réchauffer un serpent dans son sein

a nest of vipers, a vipers' nest fig

un panier de crabes

sniper fire N MIL

sniper fire

tir m de tireurs embusqués

Kuiper in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for Kuiper in the English»French Dictionary

juniper [ˈdʒu·nɪ·pər] N

juniper

genévrier m

sniper N MIL

sniper

tireur m embusqué

sniper

sniper m

sniper fire

tir m d'embuscade

windshield wiper N

windshield wiper

essuie-glace m

piper [ˈpaɪ·pər] N

piper

flûtiste mf

viper [ˈvaɪ·pər] N

viper

vipère f

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The orbits within the Kuiper belt are relatively stable, and so very few comets are thought to originate there.

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The orbits of the planets are nearly circular, but many comets, asteroids, and Kuiper belt objects follow highly elliptical orbits.

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This low level suggests a paucity of volatile-bearing comets and icy planetesimals compared to the Kuiper belt.

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As these planets migrated, resonances would be swept through the asteroid belt and Kuiper belt.

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This is in part due to using different criteria to judge success such as retaining a primordial cold classical Kuiper belt.

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A consensus among astronomers as to the precise definition of the Kuiper belt has yet to be reached, and this issue remains unresolved.

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The Kuiper belt was initially thought to be the main repository for periodic comets, those with orbits lasting less than 200 years.

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Spectral analysis of selected Kuiper belt and scattered objects has revealed signatures of similar compounds.

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Both systems are surrounded by disks not unlike the Kuiper belt.

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It is thought to be a captured planetesimal from the Kuiper belt.

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