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The correct spelling is comet.
How to pronounce comet
/ˈkɒmət/
nounIPA: /ˈkɒmət/
Say it like: Com-et
The correct spelling is comet. A celestial body consisting mainly of ice, dust and gas in a (usually very eccentric) orbit around the Sun and having a "tail" of matter blown back from it by the solar wind as…
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Definition
noun
- 1.A celestial body consisting mainly of ice, dust and gas in a (usually very eccentric) orbit around the Sun and having a "tail" of matter blown back from it by the solar wind as it approaches the Sun.
- 2.A celestial phenomenon with the appearance given by the orbiting celestial body.
- 3.Any of several species of hummingbird found in the Andes.
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