cometとは

語源

Partly from Old French comete (French comète), and partly from 古期英語 comēta, both from Latin cometes, from Ancient Greek κομήτης (komḗtēs, “longhaired”), referring to the tail of a comet, from κόμη (kómē, “hair”).

発音

• enPR: kŏm'ət, IPA^(key): /ˈkɒmət/
• 韻: -ɒmɪt

名詞

comet (複数形 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.

同意語

• faxed star (まれに, dialectal)

派生語

アナグラム

• Comte, comte

Latin

動詞

cōmet

1. third-person singular future active indicative of cōmō