Kuiper

See also: kuiper

English

Alternative forms

• Kuipers, Kuijpers, Kuypers

Etymology

From Dutch Kuiper. Doublet of Cooper.

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Kuiper (plural Kuipers)

1. (countable) A surname from Dutch, Dutch surname equivalent to the English surname Cooper, from the profession cooper (“kuiper”)
2. (uncountable, astronomy) Gerard Kuiper (U.S. planetary astronomer)
3. (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/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: Kui‧per

Proper noun

Kuiper ?

1. 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