habitable zone

English

Etymology

habitable +‎ zone

Noun

habitable zone (plural habitable zones)

1. The zone around a star where a planet could experience temperatures like those on Earth, allowing for the possible existence of liquid water and of life.

Synonyms

• Goldilocks zone
• circumstellar habitable zone

Derived terms

• galactic habitable zone
• continuously habitable zone

See also

• Venus zone