Phrase guide

habitable zone

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 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.

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  • Catalan: zona d'habitabilitat — the planetary zone that could sustain life
  • Chinese Mandarin: 宜居帶 /宜居带 — the planetary zone that could sustain life
  • Chinese Mandarin: 適居帶 /适居带 — the planetary zone that could sustain life
  • Dutch: Goudlokjesgebied — the planetary zone that could sustain life
  • Finnish: elinkelpoinen vyöhyke — the planetary zone that could sustain life
  • French: zone habitable — the planetary zone that could sustain life
  • German: habitable Zone — the planetary zone that could sustain life
  • German: Lebenszone — the planetary zone that could sustain life
  • German: Ökosphäre — the planetary zone that could sustain life
  • Hindi: वासयोग्य क्षेत्र (vāsyogya kṣetra) — the planetary zone that could sustain life
  • Polish: strefa Złotowłosej — the planetary zone that could sustain life
  • Polish: ekosfera — the planetary zone that could sustain life
  • Russian: зо́на Златовла́ски (zóna Zlatovláski) — the planetary zone that could sustain life
  • Spanish: zona de habitabilidad — the planetary zone that could sustain life
  • Spanish: zona habitable — the planetary zone that could sustain life