Comet

  • 21comet — noun /ˈkɒmət/ a) A celestial body consisting mainly of ice, dust and gas in an (usually very eccentric) orbit around the Sun and having a tail of matter blown back from it by the solar wind as it approaches the Sun. b) A celestial phenomenon with …

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  • 22Comet — There are several comets mentioned in the *ASC. In the annal for 891, there is a reference to the star that men in book Latin call cometa . Another appeared in 975, at the time of a great famine. The most famous is *Halley s comet, which appeared …

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  • 23comet n — A politician who had been an astronomer was always saying no comet …

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  • 24comet — noun (C) an object in space like a bright ball with a long tail that moves around the sun: Halley s comet …

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  • 25Comet (railcar) — Comet A typical New Jersey Transit tossed Comet salad , with a Comet III cab, followed by several Comet V s and Comet IIM s, with a Comet IV closest to the engine. Manufacturer Alstom Bombardier Pullman Standard …

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  • 26Comet (programming) — Comet is a web application model in which a long held HTTP request allows a web server to push data to a browser, without the browser explicitly requesting it.[1][2] Comet is an umbrella term, encompassing multiple techniques for achieving this… …

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  • 27Comet Group — plc Type Electrical retailer Industry Retail Founded 1933 Founder(s) Georg …

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  • 28Comet dust — refers to cosmic dust that originates from a comet. Comet dust can provide clues to comets origin. Dust and comet origin Microscopic view of comet dust particle The models for the origin of comets are[1]: 1) the interstellar model, 2) the solar… …

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  • 29Comet White-Ortiz-Bolelli — (formal designations: C/1970 K1, 1970 VI, and 1970f) was a bright comet which appeared in 1970. It was a member of the Kreutz Sungrazers, a family of comets which resulted from the break up of a large parent comet several centuries ago. It was… …

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  • 30Comet (goldfish) — Comet goldfish Country of origin USA Type Single tailed Breed standards …

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