different between astroid vs comet

English

Etymology

Ancient Greek ?????? (ástron, “a star”) + ????? (eîdos, “form, likeness”).

Noun

astroid (plural astroids)

1. (geometry) A hypocycloid with four cusps.

Related terms

• asteroid
• astronomy

Translations

See also

• asteroid

Further reading

• astroid in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• astroid in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Anagrams

• Tirados

English

Etymology

From Middle English comete, partly from Old English com?ta and partly from Old French comete, both from Latin com?t?s, from Ancient Greek ??????? (kom?t?s, “longhaired”), short for ????? ??????? ([ast?r] kom?t?s, "longhaired [star])" and referring to the tail of a comet, from ???? (kóm?, “hair”). Compare English faxed star.

Pronunciation

• enPR: k?m'?t, IPA^(key): /?k?m?t/
• Rhymes: -?m?t

Noun

comet (plural comets)

1. (astronomy) 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.
2. A celestial phenomenon with the appearance given by the orbiting celestial body.
3. Any of several species of hummingbird found in the Andes.

Synonyms

• faxed star (rare, dialectal)

Derived terms

Translations

Further reading

• comet on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Comte, comte

Catalan

Verb

comet

1. third-person singular present indicative form of cometre
2. second-person singular imperative form of cometre

Latin

Verb

c?met

1. third-person singular future active indicative of c?m?

Romanian

Noun

comet n (plural comete)

1. Alternative form of comet?

Declension