cometとは

意味・読み方・使い方

語源

From Middle English comete, partly from 古期英語 comēta and partly from Old French comete, both from Latin comētēs, from Ancient Greek κομήτης (komḗtēs, “longhaired”), short for ἀστὴρ κομήτης ([astēr] komētēs, "longhaired [star])" and referring to the tail of a comet, from κόμη (kómē, “hair”). Compare English faxed star.

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