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Celestial orbiter
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comet
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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
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 ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
c.1200, from Old French comete (12c., Modern French comète ), from Latin cometa , from Greek (aster) kometes , literally "long-haired (star)," from kome "hair of the head" (compare koman "let the hair grow long"), which is of unknown origin. So called from ...
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
A comet is a small astronomical body which orbits the sun. Comet may also refer to:
Usage examples of comet.
And, we might also ask, why the tangential resistance to the comet of Encke should not also produce a retrograde motion in the apsides of the orbit, instead of diminishing its period?
She was an astrogeologist who had done her doctoral thesis on comet formation.
Then I came down to the Atheneum and looked over my comet computations till noon.
The probe had detected a unique bioelectric signature emanating from inside the comet, one that Starfleet scientists found comparable to that of a tiny percentage of Trills.
If this condition is not complied with, and only one person discovers the comet, no medal will be given for the discovery.
Only last year, Dakotan researchers found conclusive evidence that a comet came through our solar system and disrupted the orbits of all the inner planets, yours included.
They were instructed to occupy the core of a comet and from it keep an eye on those endoskeletal, but potentially annoying, creatures who had discovered agriculture, fire, the city, and the wheel, but not as yet even chemical explosive weapons.
Briefly, after the comet impact, the top predators around the water courses had been crocodile cousins with long legs and hooflike claws.
Lydis was flying a heavy-duty space tuga comet chaserinstead of one of the lightweight interbranch shuttles.
The wagon was garish even compared to the others in the show, a red-and-blue thing that shone like the finest lacquerwork, every surface spotted with golden comets and stars.
Close to them are some of our younger adepts: Lanius Suncatcher, the new Chief Sorcerer at Palace Security, along with Capali Comet Rider and Orius Fire Tamer.
It was now driving at full Lawlor-drive speed toward Manaos, but it could not use overdrive in the areas where a planet had broken up into asteroids or where the elongated orbits of comets might interfere.
When she cupped her hands around her faceplate she could see the tail of yet another giant comet, smeared milkily over the black dome of the sky.
Earth continued to be pelted relentlessly by comets, meteorites, and other galactic debris, which brought water to fill the oceans and the components necessary for the successful formation of life.
He is responsible for the orbits of about half the periodic comets in the Solar System.