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parabolic comet

parabolic comet noun: a comet whose orbit is parabolic and so makes only a single visit to the inner solar system.

Noun

parabolic comet (plural parabolic comets)

  1. A comet whose orbit is parabolic and so makes only a single visit to the inner solar system

Forms of parabolic comet

pluralparabolic comets

Questions about parabolic comet

What does parabolic comet mean?
Parabolic comet means a comet whose orbit is parabolic and so makes only a single visit to the inner solar system.
What part of speech is parabolic comet?
Parabolic comet is a noun.
What is the plural of parabolic comet?
The plural of parabolic comet is parabolic comets.

Words near parabolic comet in the dictionary

  1. parabolaster
  2. parabolasters
  3. parabole
  4. paraboles
  5. parabolic
  6. parabolic comet
  7. parabolic comets
  8. parabolic cup
  9. parabolic cups
  10. parabolic mirror
  11. parabolic reflector

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