单词 | periodic comet |
释义 | > as lemmasperiodic comet periodic comet n. Astronomy a comet with an observably elliptical orbit, esp. one that brings it into the inner solar system at regular intervals. ΚΠ 1852 E. Cooper Cometic Orbits 9 The small inclinations of the orbits of periodic comets. 1925 Science 2 Oct. p. x/2 Brooks's comet [is] one of the seven periodic comets expected to visit the region of the earth this summer. 1992 S. P. Maran Astron. & Astrophysics Encycl. 505/2 The Comet Rendezvous and Asteroid Flyby (CRAF) spacecraft is to accompany the periodic comet Kopff over much of its orbit. < as lemmas |
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