coma
Syllables: co·ma/ˈkəʊmə/US/ˈkoʊmə/
coma noun: a state of unconsciousness from which one may not wake up, usually induced by some form of trauma.
Noun (1)
coma (plural comas)
- A state of unconsciousness from which one may not wake up, usually induced by some form of trauma.
- go into a coma
- slip into a coma
Noun (2)
coma (plural comae)
- A cloud of dust surrounding the nucleus of a comet.
- A defect characterized by diffuse, pear-shaped images that in an ideal image would appear as points.
- A tuft or bunch, such as the assemblage of branches forming the head of a tree, a cluster of bracts when empty and terminating the inflorescence of a plant, or a tuft of long hairs on certain seeds.
coma meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
coma in Hindi
- Deep sleep
- कोमा komā
coma in Tamil
- Deep sleep
- ஆழ்மயக்கம் āḻmayakkam
coma in Marathi
- कोमा
coma in Urdu
- Deep sleep
- کوما komā
More languagesFewer languages
- coma in Bengali
- অজ্ঞান অবস্থা
- coma in Telugu
- కోమా
- coma in Malayalam
- അഗാഥമായ അബോധനിദ്ര, അബോധാവസ്ഥ, ബോധക്ഷയം, സുപ്തി
- coma in Kannada
- ಪ್ರಜ್ಞಾಶೂನ್ಯ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ, ಅತಿಸುಪ್ತಾವಸ್ಥೆ, ಬಹುಕಾಲ ನಿದ್ದೆಯಲ್ಲಿರುವ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ
- coma in Gujarati
- કોમા
- coma in Odia
- କୋମା
- coma in Nepali
- कोमा, कोमामा
- coma in Arabic
- غَيْبُوبَة ḡaybūba
- coma in Indonesian
- koma
- coma in Persian
- کما komâ
- coma in Thai
- โคม่า koh-mâa
- coma in Vietnamese
- hôn mê
Examples of coma in a sentence
- An a aphrodisiac, it results in santonin poisoning, followed by coma and death.1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 215:
- I wonder if a person who comes out of a coma feels refreshed and well rested.2004, George Carlin, When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops?, New York: Hyperion Books, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 208:
Forms of coma
| plural | comas |
|---|---|
| plural | comae |
Origin of coma
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek κῶμα (kôma, “deep sleep”).
Learned borrowing from Latin coma (“hair of the head”), borrowed from Ancient Greek κόμη (kómē, “hair of the head”).
Words formed from coma
Phrases with coma
Words that rhyme with coma
Questions about coma
- What does coma mean?
- Coma means a state of unconsciousness from which one may not wake up, usually induced by some form of trauma.
- What is coma in Hindi?
- Coma in Hindi is कोमा (komā). See Coma meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use coma in a sentence?
- An a aphrodisiac, it results in santonin poisoning, followed by coma and death.
- What part of speech is coma?
- Coma is a noun.
- How do you pronounce coma?
- Coma is pronounced /ˈkəʊmə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of coma?
- The plural of coma is comas.
Words near coma in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: coma (page history and authors); coma (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); coma (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); coma (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); coma (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); coma (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); coma (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); coma (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); coma (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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