comet 1
noundomain: natural obj.
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
(astronomy) a relatively small extraterrestrial body consisting of a frozen mass that travels around the sun in a highly elliptical orbit
Hypernym
a natural object existing outside the earth and outside the earth's atmosphere
Pertainym (pertains to noun)
cometary 1
adjective
of or relating to or resembling a comet
cometic 1
adjective
of or relating to or resembling a comet
Part_meronym
coma 3
noun
(astronomy) the luminous cloud of particles surrounding the frozen nucleus of a comet; forms as the comet approaches the sun and is warmed
nucleus 4
noun
(astronomy) the center of the head of a comet; consists of small solid particles of ice and frozen gas that vaporizes on approaching the sun to form the coma and tail
Domain_of_synset_-_TOPIC
astronomy 1
noun
the branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole
EnglishDerivationally related form
cometary 1
adjective
of or relating to or resembling a comet
cometic 1
adjective
of or relating to or resembling a comet
Part_holonym
coma 3
noun
(astronomy) the luminous cloud of particles surrounding the frozen nucleus of a comet; forms as the comet approaches the sun and is warmed
nucleus 4
noun
(astronomy) the center of the head of a comet; consists of small solid particles of ice and frozen gas that vaporizes on approaching the sun to form the coma and tail
Member_of_this_domain_-_TOPIC
astronomy 1
noun
the branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole
