English Dictionary

clear the neighborhood

動詞

(astronomy) Of a celestial body: to become gravitationally dominant, such that there are no other bodies of comparable size within its orbit, other than its natural satellites or those otherwise under its gravitational influence.

日本語の意味

（天文学）天体が、自身の軌道内に自分と同等の大きさの他の天体がなく、ただ衛星や重力の影響下にある天体のみが存在する、重力的に支配的な状態となること

Astronomers argue that to be classified as a planet, a body must clear the neighborhood of its orbit.

天文学者は、惑星として分類されるには、その天体が軌道上で重力的に支配的になり、自然衛星や重力に束縛された天体を除いて同程度の大きさの他の天体がその軌道内に存在しないようにする必要があると主張している。

意味（1）

(astronomy) Of a celestial body: to become gravitationally dominant, such that there are no other bodies of comparable size within its orbit, other than its natural satellites or those otherwise under its gravitational influence.

Clearing the neighborhood is one of three necessary criteria for a celestial body to be considered a planet in the Solar System, according to the definition adopted in 2006 by the International Astronomical Union.

意味（2）

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see clear, the, neighborhood.

He clears the neighborhood and drives toward the busier part of town, unaware he's doing fifty till he skids to meet a red light.

clears the neighborhood （ present singular third-person ）

clearing the neighborhood （ participle present ）

cleared the neighborhood （ participle past ）

cleared the neighborhood （ past ）