Comet

Pronunciation: /ˈkɑmɪt/

Definitions of comet

noun a celestial object consisting of a nucleus of ice and dust and, when near the sun, a 'tail' of gas and dust particles pointing away from the sun

Example Sentences

A1 I saw a comet in the sky last night.

A2 Comets are made up of ice, dust, and rock.

B1 Scientists study comets to learn more about the early solar system.

B2 Halley's Comet is one of the most famous comets in history.

C1 Comets have long fascinated astronomers and stargazers alike.

C2 The Rosetta spacecraft successfully landed on a comet in 2014.

Examples of comet in a Sentence

formal A comet is a celestial body that orbits the sun and has a tail of gas and dust that streams behind it.

informal Did you know that a comet is basically a big dirty snowball flying through space?

slang That comet zoomed past Earth like a shooting star!

figurative Her sudden rise to fame was like a comet streaking across the sky.

Grammatical Forms of comet

• past tense: cometed
• plural: comets
• comparative: more comet
• superlative: most comet
• present tense: comets
• future tense: will comet
• perfect tense: have cometed
• continuous tense: is cometting
• singular: comet
• positive degree: comet
• infinitive: to comet
• gerund: cometing
• participle: cometed

Origin and Evolution of comet

First Known Use: 1250 year

Language of Origin: Latin

Story behind the word: The word 'comet' originated from the Latin word 'cometa', which was derived from the Greek word 'kometes' meaning 'long-haired' or 'hairy star'.

Evolution of the word: The term 'comet' has been used since the 13th century to describe celestial objects with a tail, believed to be a bad omen in ancient times. Over the centuries, the understanding and perception of comets have evolved from being seen as omens to being studied as natural phenomena in astronomy.