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Definitions for Comet

[1] a celestial body moving about the sun, usually in a highly eccentric orbit, consisting of a central mass surrounded by an envelope of dust and gas that may form a tail that streams away from the sun.
[2] a celestial body that travels around the sun, usually in a highly elliptical orbit: thought to consist of a solid frozen nucleus part of which vaporizes on approaching the sun to form a gaseous luminous coma and a long luminous tail

Words related to Comet

bolide, fireball, meteorite, meteoroid

Words nearby Comet

comely, comenius, comer, comes, comestible, comet, cometh, comeuppance, comex, comfit, comfort

Origin of Comet

1150–1200; Middle English comete < Anglo-French, Old French < Latin comētēs, comēta < Greek komḗtēs wearing long hair, equivalent to komē-, variant stem of komân to let one's hair grow (derivative of kómē hair) + -tēs agent suffix

Other words from Comet

com·et·ar·y [kom -i-ter-ee] /ˈkɒm ɪˌtɛr i/ , co·met·ic [kuh -met -ik] /kəˈmɛt ɪk/ , co·met·i·cal , adjective
com·et·like , adjective

Word origin for Comet

C13: from Old French comète, from Latin comēta, from Greek komētēs long-haired, from komē hair

Synonyms for Comet

bolide, falling star, fireball, meteorite, meteoroid