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proptometer (medicine) and Oort (iou)


proptometer (medicine)


proptometer


A synonym for exophthalmometer.

Origin: pro-+ G. Ptosis, a falling, + metron, measure


Oort (iou)



Oort noun. M20.
[Jan Hendick Oort (1900-92), Dutch astronomer.]
Astronomy.
Oort constant, Oort's constant, either of two constants in an equation relating the radial velocity of a star in the Galaxy to its distance from the sun. M20.
Oort cloud, Oort comet cloud, Oort's cloud, Oort's comet cloud, a cloud of small bodies postulated to orbit the sun well beyond the orbit of Pluto and act as a reservoir of comets. M20.