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Astroid vs Comet - What's the difference?

astroid | comet |

As nouns the difference between astroid and comet

is that astroid is a hypocycloid with four cusps while comet is 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.

astroid

English

(wikipedia astroid)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (geometry) A hypocycloid with four cusps.

    • Related terms

    * asteroid * astronomy

    See also

    * asteroid

    External links

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    comet

    English

    (wikipedia comet)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (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.
  • A celestial phenomenon with the appearance given by the orbiting celestial body.
  • Any of several species of hummingbird found in the Andes.

    • Synonyms

    * (l)

    Derived terms

    * cometary * cometoid * exocomet

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