Translation of "comet" into German

Komet, Schweifstern, Haarstern are the top translations of "comet" into German.

comet noun grammar

(astronomy) A celestial body consisting mainly of ice, dust and gas in an (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. [..]

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  • Komet

    noun masculine

    a celestial body, generally with a tail [..]

    Caroline Herschel was the first woman to discover a comet.

    Caroline Herschel war die erste Frau, die einen Kometen entdeckte.

  • Schweifstern

    noun masculine

    Halley correctly suggested that each of these sightings was of the same orbiting comet, later named Halley’s Comet.

    Halley behauptete richtigerweise, daß jedesmal ein und derselbe (inzwischen nach ihm benannte) Schweifstern gesichtet worden war.

  • Haarstern

    noun

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    • Irrstern
    • Sternschnuppe

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Comet proper

A reindeer of Santa Claus. [..]

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  • Comet

    Comet (Wagen)

    Comet stole it right out of my hand.

    Comet hat es mir aus der Hand geklaut.

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