Meaning of COMET
| Pronunciation: | | 'kâmit
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 WordNet Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | [n] (astronomy) a relatively small extraterrestrial body consisting of a frozen mass that travels around the sun in a highly elliptical orbit |
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| | See Also: | | coma, estraterrestrial body, extraterrestrial object, nucleus | |
| Products Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | |  Comet
Comet begins with a breathtaking journey through space astride a comet. Pulitzer Prize-winning astronomer Carl Sagan, author of Cosmos and Contact, and writer Ann Druyan explore the origin, nature, and future of comets, and the exotic myths and portents attached to them. The authors show how comets have spurred some of the great discoveries in the history of science and raise intriguing questions about these brilliant visitors from the interstellar dark. more details ... |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Com"et\, n. [L. cometes, cometa, from Gr. ? comet, prop.
long-haired, fr. ? to wear long hair, fr. ? hair, akin to L.
coma: cf. F. com[`e]te.] (Astron.)
A member of the solar system which usually moves in an
elongated orbit, approaching very near to the sun in its
perihelion, and receding to a very great distance from it at
its aphelion. A comet commonly consists of three parts: the
nucleus, the envelope, or coma, and the tail; but one or more
of these parts is frequently wanting. See Illustration in
Appendix.
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| Dream Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | Seeing a comet in your dream indicates that you need to move on and free yourself from emotional and physical burdens. Charge forward toward your goals. |
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| | Related Terms: | | Aldebaran, Canicula, celestial body, daystar, Dog Star, evening star, fixed stars, heavenly body, Hesper, Hesperus, living sapphires, lodestar, Lucifer, morning star, North Star, orb, Phosphor, Phosphorus, polar star, Polaris, polestar, Sirius, sphere, starry host, stars, Venus, Vesper |
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