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单词 comets
释义

comet /komˈit/

noun

A heavenly body with a (usu) elliptical orbit round the sun, having a main nucleus composed of rocky fragments held together with ice and surrounded by a cloud of dust and gas (the coma), which, when the comet nears the sun, may be driven away from the head of the comet to form a luminous tail

ORIGIN: Gr komētēs long-haired, from komē hair

comˈetary or cometic /-etˈik/ adjective

cometogˈraphy noun

cometolˈogy noun

comˈet-finder noun

A telescope of low power used to search for comets

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