Goldilocks zone
or goldilocks zone
noun Astronomy.
a zone around a star having temperatures and other conditions that can support life on planets: Mars is thought to lie on the outer edge of the sun's Goldilocks zone.
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Also called habitable zone .
Origin of Goldilocks zone
after the fairy-tale character Goldilocks
Words nearby Goldilocks zone
gold, golden, Goldi, Goldie's fern, goldilocks, “Goldilocks and the Three Bears”, Goldilocks zone, Golding, gold leaf, Goldman, Goldmark, gold medal
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