In astronomy|lang=en terms the difference between meteoroid and comet
is that meteoroid is (astronomy) a relatively small (sand- to boulder-sized) fragment of debris in a solar system that produces a meteor when it hits the atmosphere while comet is (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.
As nouns the difference between meteoroid and comet
is that meteoroid is (astronomy) a relatively small (sand- to boulder-sized) fragment of debris in a solar system that produces a meteor when it hits the atmosphere while comet is (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.
meteoroid
Noun
(
en noun)
(astronomy) A relatively small (sand- to boulder-sized) fragment of debris in a solar system that produces a meteor when it hits the atmosphere
Derived terms
* micrometeoroid
* meteoroidal
Related terms
* meteor
* meteorite
* meteoritic
* meteoritics
* meteoriticist
* meteorology
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
Related terms
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