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cometarium

UK/ˌkɒmɪˈtɛəɹi.əm/US/ˌkɑməˈtɛɹi.əm/

cometarium noun: an instrument intended to represent the revolution of a comet around the Sun.

Noun

cometarium (plural cometaria)

  1. An instrument intended to represent the revolution of a comet around the Sun.
    • we have their [comets'] path marked in cometariums formed on the imaginary law of attraction1791, Thomas Vivian, Cosmology. An Enquiry Into the Cause of what is Called Gravitation, Etc.

Forms of cometarium

pluralcometaria

Origin of cometarium

Latin

Words that rhyme with cometarium

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Questions about cometarium

What does cometarium mean?
Cometarium means an instrument intended to represent the revolution of a comet around the Sun.
What part of speech is cometarium?
Cometarium is a noun.
How do you pronounce cometarium?
Cometarium is pronounced /ˌkɒmɪˈtɛəɹi.əm/ (UK).
What is the plural of cometarium?
The plural of cometarium is cometaria.

Words near cometarium in the dictionary

  1. cometabolites
  2. cometabolize
  3. cometabolized
  4. cometallic
  5. cometaria
  6. cometarium
  7. cometary
  8. cometesimal
  9. cometesimals
  10. cometh
  11. cometh from

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