noun
United States astronomer (born in the Netherlands) who studied the solar system and suggested in 1951 that there is a belt of comet-like debris at the edge of the solar system (1905-1973)
• Syn: ↑Gerard Kuiper, ↑Gerard Peter Kuiper
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑astronomer, ↑uranologist, ↑stargazer
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/kuy"peuhr/, n.
Gerard Peter, 1905-73, U.S. astronomer, born in the Netherlands.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.