Word: comet
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: com
et
Definition: A celestial body consisting mainly of ice, dust and gas in a (usually very eccentric) orbit around the Sun and having a "tail" of matter blown back from it by the solar wind as it approaches the Sun.
Morphemes:
Affix: comet
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A celestial body consisting mainly of ice, dust and gas in a (usually very eccentric) orbit around the Sun and having a "tail" of matter blown back from it by the solar wind as it approaches the Sun.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: κομήτης
Language: grc
Decoded: kometes
Meaning: longhaired