Comet

Comet
Comet 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. [1913 Webster] ||

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую
Synonyms:


Look at other dictionaries:

  • Comet — bezeichnet: Verschiedene Schiffe: einen deutschen Fischdampfer, der in einen schweren Seeunfall verwickelt war, siehe Zusammenstoß der Comet mit der Cometen ein Kanonenboot I. Klasse der Preußischen und der Kaiserlichen Marine, siehe SMS Comet… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Comet V — New Jersey Transit Comet V #6057 leads Train #6648 into Morristown. Note the other three Comet V s in the set …   Wikipedia

  • comet — c.1200, from O.Fr. comete (12c., Mod.Fr. comète), from L. cometa, from Gk. (aster) kometes, lit. long haired (star), from kome hair of the head (Cf. koman let the hair grow long ), of unknown origin. So called from resemblance of a comet s tail… …   Etymology dictionary

  • COMET — ist ein von der Europäischen Union gefördertes internationales Projekt der beruflichen Erwachsenenbildung. Es wird vom Berufsförderungswerk Nürnberg gGmbH von September 2009 bis September 2011 durchgeführt und gehört zum Programm „Lebenslanges… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Comet — Comet, Comisch, Comma, S. in K …   Grammatisch-kritisches Wörterbuch der Hochdeutschen Mundart

  • comet — COMÉT s.n. v. cometă. Trimis de ana zecheru, 03.06.2008. Sursa: DEX 98 …   Dicționar Român

  • comet — ► NOUN ▪ a celestial object moving around the solar system, consisting of a nucleus of ice and dust and, when near the sun, a diffuse tail. DERIVATIVES cometary adjective. ORIGIN Greek kom t s long haired star …   English terms dictionary

  • comet — [käm′it] n. [ME comete < OE cometa & OFr comete, both < L cometa < Gr komētēs, lit., long haired (star) < komē, lit., hair of the head] a small, frozen mass of dust and gas revolving around the sun in a parabolic or elliptical orbit:… …   English World dictionary

  • Comet — This article is about the astronomical object. For other uses, see Comet (disambiguation). Comet Hale– …   Wikipedia

  • comet — cometary /kom i ter ee/, cometic /keuh met ik/, cometical, adj. cometlike, adj. /kom it/, n. Astron. a celestial body moving about the sun, usually in a highly eccentric orbit, consisting of a central mass surrounded by an envelope of dust and… …   Universalium

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”