comet

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see also: Comet

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Pronunciation

• enPR: kŏm'ət, IPA: /ˈkɒmət/

Noun

comet (plural comets)

1. (astronomy) A celestial body consisting mainly of ice, dust and gas in a (usually very eccentric) orbit around the Sun and having a "tail" of matter blown back from it by the solar wind as it approaches the Sun.
2. A celestial phenomenon with the appearance given by the orbiting celestial body.
3. Any of several species of hummingbird found in the Andes.

Synonyms

• faxed star (rare)

Translations

• French: comète
• German: Komet
• Italian: cometa
• Portuguese: cometa
• Russian: коме́та
• Spanish: cometa

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Comet

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Proper noun

1. The fifth reindeer of Santa Claus.

Translations

• French: Comète
• Italian: Cometa
• Portuguese: Cometa
• Spanish: Cometa, Veloz

Proper noun

1. (programming) A web application model in which a long-held HTTP request allows a web server to push data to a browser, without the browser explicitly requesting it.

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