Definition & Meaning of "comet"in English

Comet

an object in space that is a mass of ice and dust and when it nears the sun it starts illuminating in the shape of a tail

Grammatical Information

Animacy status

Inanimate

Composition

Simple

Countable

singular

not gender specific

Plural form

comets

Examples

Halley's Comet is one of the most famous comets, visible from Earth approximately every 76 years.

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