asteroid belt
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asteroid belt (plural asteroid belts)
- (astronomy) The region of the orbital plane of the solar system located between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter which is occupied by numerous minor planets and the dwarf planet Ceres.
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- Greek: ζώνη αστεροειδών n.
