comet

[US]/ˈkɒmɪt/
[UK]/ˈkɑːmɪt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. celestial body, with a tail trailing, orbiting the sun in an elliptical path.

Example Sentences

Halley's Comet has an eccentricity of about 0.9675.

a comet's sunward plunge; bathers facing sunward.

Did you ever see a comet?

The appearance of a comet caused universal dismay in the ancient world.

the falling comet betokened the true end of Merlin's powers.

The comet will (not shall ) return in 87 years.

The Great Comet of 1965, Ikeya-Seki, was also a member of the Sungrazer family, coming within about 650,000 kilometers of the Sun's surface.

If you look over the element ratios we measured, you might conclude that our comet particles look more like chondritic porous IDPs than CI chondrite meteorites.

All-important planets that influence life in the earth and the origin of civilization, are Seven Stars of V & Xu Mansions, Four Stars of Lasthome Mansion and Dao Star (Halley's comet).

"Selective Breeding has produced more than 125 Breeds, including the veiltail, with a three-lobed, flowing tail, and the common, pet-shop comet. "

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