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supercomet

supercomet noun: a giant comet.

Noun

supercomet (plural supercomets)

  1. (rare) A giant comet.
    • The “planetesimals” of the Chamberlin and Moulton hypothesis would (if we ascribe their origin to the constant formation of atoms in solar space by the various unions of electrons, protons and neutrons, instead of the one-time tidal disruption of the sun) supply the materials upon with a...1942, Clarence Augustus Chant, The Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, Volume 36, Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, page 167
    • In Napier's Scenario, major impacts occur in the dying days of the supercomet when most of its ice has gone, at which point the rest of it disintegrates into "cometary asteroids".1997, Robert G. Clouse, New Scientist, Volume 155, Issues 2089-2097, New Science Publications, →ISBN, page 26

Forms of supercomet

pluralsupercomets
alternative formsuper-comet

Origin of supercomet

From super- + comet.

Questions about supercomet

What does supercomet mean?
Supercomet means a giant comet.
What part of speech is supercomet?
Supercomet is a noun.
What is the plural of supercomet?
The plural of supercomet is supercomets.

Words near supercomet in the dictionary

  1. supercolumns
  2. supercombinator
  3. supercombinators
  4. supercombined
  5. supercombineds
  6. supercomet
  7. supercomets
  8. supercomfortable
  9. supercommentaries
  10. supercommentary
  11. supercommentator

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