comet en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈkɒmɪt/
- (US) audio
- /ˈkɑmət/
Etymology
From Middle English comete, partly from Old English comēta and partly from Old French comete, both from Latin comētēs, from Ancient Greek κομήτης (komḗtēs, “longhaired”), short for ἀστὴρ κομήτης ([astēr] komētēs, "longhaired [star])" and referring to the tail of a comet, from κόμη (kómē, “hair”). Compare English faxed star and Latin crīnīta stēlla (“comet”, literally “(long) haired star”).
Meanings
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A small Solar System body consisting mainly of volatile ice, dust and particles of rock whose very eccentric solar orbit periodically brings it close enough to the Sun that the ice vaporises to form an atmosphere, or coma, which may be blown by the solar wind to produce a visible tail.
And They made by the lifting of Their hands, each god according to his sign, the Bright One with the flaring tail to seek from the end of the Worlds to the end of them again, to return again after a hundred years. Man, when thou seest the comet, know that another seeketh besides thee nor ever findeth out.
1905, Lord Dunsany [i.e., Edward Plunkett, 18th Baron of Dunsany], The Gods of Pegāna, London: [Charles] Elkin Mathews, […], →OCLC:
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A celestial phenomenon with the appearance of such a body.
Upon his browes was pourtraid vgly death, And in his eies the furies of his heart, That ſhine as Comets, menacing reueng, And caſts a pale complexion on his cheeks.
c. 1587–1588 (date written), [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC; reprinted as Tamburlaine the Great (A Scolar Press Facsimile), Menston, Yorkshire; London: Scolar Press, 1973, →ISBN, Act III, scene ii:
- Any of several species of hummingbird found in the Andes.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| comets | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
comet-finder · periodic comet · cometocentric · cometography · cometology · periodical comet · Comet Neowise · exocomet · vomit comet · cometwise · comet orchid · cometic · Halley's comet · comet tail · Biela's Comet · interstellar comet · cometary · near-Earth comet · great comet · short-period comet · comet darner · comet-seeker · cometless · supercomet · cometographer · dead comet · Halley's Comet · short period comet · cometarium · comet star · parabolic comet · cometesimal · cometlike · cometoid
Descendants
Synonyms
faxed star · ☄
Translations (163)
sh kométa (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · ga cóiméad (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · ml വാൽനക്ഷത്രം (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · yue 彗星 (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · ja 箒星 (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · ba ҡойроҡло йондоҙ (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · zu inkanyezi enomsila (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · ro cometă (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · mr धूमकेतू (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · ky куйруктуу жылдыз (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · nv sǫʼtsoh jóhonaaʼéí yináalwołígíí (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · io kometo (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · gd reul earballach (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · yo ìràwọ̀ onírù (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · ru коме́та (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · tdd ᥘᥣᥝᥞᥣᥒᥴ (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · ne धूमकेतु (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · yue 掃把星 /扫把星 (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · ryu 箒星 (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · tyz đao hang (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · ba комета (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · ur دُومْکیت (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · nn komet (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · ja 彗星 (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · is halastjarna (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · pi dhūmaketu (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · et komeet (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · fi pyrstötähti (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · fa-ira دُنْبالِه دار (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · tl kometa (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · eu kometa (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · grc κομήτης (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · sa उपग्रह (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · ps لکۍ لرونکی ستوری (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · af komeet (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · kmr komet (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · mt kometa (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · nl staartster (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · sl repatica (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · da komet (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · gd reul-chearbach (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · sh коме́та (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · kn ಧೂಮಕೇತು (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · ur کومِٹ (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · es cometa (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · hi केतुग्रह (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · vi sao chổi (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · ko 혜성 (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · ug قۇيرۇقلۇق يۇلتۇز (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · kum къуйрукълу юлдуз (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · my ကြယ်တံခွန် (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · ce комета (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · arz مذنب (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · eo kometo (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · shn လၢဝ်ၵွၼ်း (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · gu ધૂમકેતુ (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · nan-hbl 掃帚星 /扫帚星 (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · be каме́та (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · so seef-cireed (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · sd پُڇُڙُ تارو (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · si වල්ගාතරු (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · dv ގިނިހިލަ (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · kk құйрықты жұлдыз (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · he שָׁבִיט (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · scn cometa (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · mi unahiroa (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · cmn 掃把星 /扫把星 (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · ia cometa (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · fr comète (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · ur دُم دار تارا (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · mi whetūrere (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · hi पुच्छल तारा (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · co cumeta (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · za ndaundeiqsauqbaet (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · pl kometa (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · gu પૂંછડિયો તારો (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · nl komeet (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · id komet (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · fa-ira کومِت (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · es guashuma (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · de Komet (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · kmr dûvstêr (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · lo ດາວຫາງ (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · hy գիսաստղ (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · nan-hbl 長尾星 /长尾星 (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · nrf conmète (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · udm быжокизили (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · niq cheptapis (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · cmn 彗星 (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · hi धूमकेतु (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · sa धूमकेतु (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · fy komeet (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · uk коме́та (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · ast cometa (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · be камэ́та (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · tg дунболадор (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · sk kométa (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · he כּוֹכַב שָׁבִיט (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · ky комета (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · th ดาวหาง (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · bg коме́та (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · az kometa (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · nap cumeta (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · tk kometa (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · sa केतु (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · fa-ira دُنْبالِهدار (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · fj kalokalo vaka-buina (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · sv komet (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · km ធូមកេតុ (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · nb komet (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · ka კომეტა (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · tt комета (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · mnc ᡝᡵᡳᡴᡠ ᡠᠰᡳᡥᠠ (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · khb ᦡᦱᧁᦠᦱᧂ (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · mn сүүлт од (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · ta வால்வெள்ளி (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · sq kometë (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · it cometa (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · yi קאָמעט (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · tyv кудуруктуг сылдыс (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · pa ਧੂਮਕੇਤੂ (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · ar مُذَنَّب (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · bn ধূমকেতু (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · esu agyuliq (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · sa केतुतारा (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · km ផ្កាយដុះកន្ទុយ (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · ml ധൂമകേതു (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · uz kometa (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · mic pugtewit (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · tl bandus (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · cmn 掃帚星 /扫帚星 (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · so dibdheer (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · as ধূমকেতু (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · te తోకచుక్క (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · hu üstökös (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · or ଧୂମକେତୁ (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · gl cometa (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · ca cometa (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · tli xoodzí (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · la comētēs (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · la stella crītīna (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · ota قویروقلو یلدز (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · cs kometa (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · tr kuyruklu yıldız (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · mk коме́та (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · ms komet (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · alt куйрукту јылдыс (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · tl barikod (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · pt cometa (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · cy comed (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · fi komeetta (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · el κομήτης (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · et sabatäht (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · hi केतुतारा (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · nan-hbl 彗星 (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · tg комета (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · lv komēta (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · hi केतु (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · br steredenn-lostek (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · lt kometa (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · ryu 入り髪星 (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · lb Koméit (a celestial body, generally with a tail) · sl komet (a celestial body, generally with a tail)