COMET


Meaning of COMET in English

n. a hazy object usu. with a nucleus of ice and dust surrounded by gas and with a tail pointing away from the sun, moving about the sun in an eccentric orbit. cometary adj.

[ ME f. OF comete f. L cometa f. Gk kometes long-haired (star) ]

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