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comet tail

comet tail noun: a display artifact consisting of a smear of color that appears to follow a moving object in the picture.

Noun

comet tail (plural comet tails)

  1. A display artifact consisting of a smear of color that appears to follow a moving object in the picture.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see comet, tail.

Forms of comet tail

pluralcomet tails

Questions about comet tail

What does comet tail mean?
Comet tail means a display artifact consisting of a smear of color that appears to follow a moving object in the picture.
What part of speech is comet tail?
Comet tail is a noun.
What is the plural of comet tail?
The plural of comet tail is comet tails.

Words near comet tail in the dictionary

  1. comet
  2. Comet Halley
  3. Comet Neowise
  4. comet orchid
  5. comet star
  6. comet tail
  7. comet tails
  8. comet-finder
  9. comet-finders
  10. comet-seeker
  11. comet-seekers

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