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Com"et (?), n. [L. cometes, cometa, from Gr. &unr_; comet, prop. long-haired, fr. &unr_; to wear long hair, fr. &unr_; hair, akin to L. coma: cf. F. comète.] (Astron.) A member of the solar system which usually moves in an elongated orbit, approaching very near to the sun in its perihelion, and receding to a very great distance from it at its aphelion. A comet commonly consists of three parts: the nucleus, the envelope, or coma, and the tail; but one or more of these parts is frequently wanting. See Illustration in Appendix.
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