单词 | dust tail |
释义 | > as lemmasdust tail dust tail n. Astronomy a cometary tail composed of ejected dust particles, typically broad and somewhat curved; also called type II tail; cf. ion tail n. at ion n. Compounds 2.Dust tails appear yellow or luminous as a result of reflected sunlight. ΚΠ 1960 Vistas in Astron. 3 143 A feature of the dust tail warranting more attention was its peculiar streaked appearance on 13 and 14 August 1957. 1972 Science 9 Feb. 566 Comet 1970 II..became a spectacular object visible to the naked eye..when it displayed a straight narrow plasma tail and a huge moderately curved dust tail. 2001 M. D. Reynolds Falling Stars i. 7 In 1997 Comet Hale-Bopp..exhibited both a spectacular blue gas tail and a yellow dust tail. < as lemmas |
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