komēta

From Latin cometa, from Ancient Greek κομήτης (komḗtēs, “long-haired”), referring to the tail of a comet, from κόμη (kómē, “hair”).

komēta f (4th declension)

1. (astronomy) comet (celestial body composed mostly of ice, dust and gas, having a “tail” of matter caused by the solar wind)

   komētu astronomija ― comet astronomy

   komētas kodols ― comet nucleus

   īsperioda, ilgperioda komēta ― short-period, long-period comet

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