comet-like
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- adjective
- /ˈkɒmɪt-laɪk/
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cometario
- Astronomers observed a comet-like object that brightened significantly as it approached the sun.
Examples
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In IntelliPoint, it is possible to activate a comet-like trail for the mouse pointer and slow down the speed of its movement over icons, buttons, and other controls.
Academic text (1997) -
As this fast stellar wind catches up and interacts with the slower wind and clumps of previously ejected material, complex structures are formed, including the delicate comet-like tails seen near the central star in this image.
Blog text (20) -
All moving boats have a comet-like wake.
Academic text (2003) -
Pluto's orbit may be the result of being a captured comet-like object, whereas Mercury's is the result of interaction with the Sun.
Academic text (1999) -
And there are those who are comet-like, who swing by and into our lives spectacularly, sweeping us off our feet and almost away into the outer reaches.
Academic text (2001) -
Radio Cairo reports a herd of camels stampeded by a comet-like object streaking southwest across the Sahara.
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The new spacecraft produced a comet-like tail of glowing particles as it traveled through space.
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The artist painted a comet-like streak across the sky in her vibrant, cosmic mural.
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Etymology
Comet-like comes from the word comet, which itself comes from the old Greek word kometes meaning 'long-haired' because a comet looks like a bright head with a long, hair-like tail. So, comet-like means 'like a comet', especially something with a bright head and a trailing tail.