'Comet' definitions:
Definition of 'comet'
(from WordNet)
noun
(astronomy) a relatively small extraterrestrial body consisting of a frozen mass that travels around the sun in a highly elliptical orbit
Definition of 'Comet'
From: GCIDE
- Comet \Com"et\, n. [L. cometes, cometa, from Gr. ? comet, prop. long-haired, fr. ? to wear long hair, fr. ? hair, akin to L. coma: cf. F. com[`e]te.] (Astron.) A member of the solar system which usually moves in an elongated orbit, approaching very near to the sun in its perihelion, and receding to a very great distance from it at its aphelion. A comet commonly consists of three parts: the nucleus, the envelope, or coma, and the tail; but one or more of these parts is frequently wanting. See Illustration in Appendix. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'comet'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- Aldebaran,
- Canicula,
- celestial body,
- daystar,
- Dog Star,
- evening star,
- fixed stars,
- heavenly body,
- Hesper,
- Hesperus,
- living sapphires,
- lodestar,
- Lucifer,
- morning star,
- North Star,
- orb,
- Phosphor,
- Phosphorus,
- polar star,
- Polaris,
- polestar,
- Sirius,
- sphere,
- starry host,
- stars,
- Venus,
- Vesper