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comet meaning in Kannada

ಧೂಮಕೇತು dhūmakētu

/ˈkɒmɪt/

comet in Kannada: ಧೂಮಕೇತು (dhūmakētu). In English, comet means a small Solar System body consisting mainly of volatile ice, dust and particles of rock whose very eccentric solar orbit periodically brings it close enough to the Sun that the ice vaporises to form an atmosphere, or coma, which may be blown by the solar wind to produce a visible tail.

Kannada words for comet

a celestial body, generally with a tail
ಧೂಮಕೇತು dhūmakētu

English meaning of comet

  1. noun A small Solar System body consisting mainly of volatile ice, dust and particles of rock whose very eccentric solar orbit periodically brings it close enough to the Sun that the ice vaporises to form an atmosphere, or coma, which may be blown by the solar wind to produce a visible tail.
  2. noun A celestial phenomenon with the appearance of such a body.
  3. noun Any of several species of hummingbird found in the Andes.

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Questions about comet in Kannada

What is the meaning of comet in Kannada?
Comet in Kannada is ಧೂಮಕೇತು (dhūmakētu).
comet ಪದದ ಕನ್ನಡ ಅರ್ಥ ಏನು?
Comet: ಧೂಮಕೇತು (dhūmakētu).
What does comet mean in English?
Comet means a small Solar System body consisting mainly of volatile ice, dust and particles of rock whose very eccentric solar orbit periodically brings it close enough to the Sun that the ice vaporises to form an atmosphere, or coma, which may be blown by the solar wind to produce a visible tail.

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