Comet - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈkɑːmət|
Brit.
|ˈkɒmɪt|
noun
- (astronomy) a relatively small extraterrestrial body consisting of a frozen mass that travels around the sun in a highly elliptical orbit
Extra examples
Halley's comet
I caught a fleeting glimpse of the comet.
This comet circuits the Sun in about eleven years.
Brooks's comet may be visible until the end of the year.
Without a telescope, the comet will look like a fuzzy blob.
The comet is visible to the naked eye (=can be seen without using special equipment).
The star captured a comet
The orbits of these stars were perturbed by the passings of a comet
The comet will transit on September 11
Word forms
noun
singular: comet
plural: comets
singular: comet
plural: comets
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