comet
noun/ˈkɒmɪt/
/ˈkɑːmɪt/
- a mass of ice and dust that moves around the sun and looks like a bright star with a tailTopics Spacec1Word Originlate Old English, from Latin cometa, from Greek komētēs ‘long-haired (star)’, from komē ‘hair’; reinforced by Old French comete.
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