comet /ˈkɒmɪt/ noun3 •A small Solar System body consisting mainly of volatile ice, dust and particles of rock whose very eccentric solar orbit periodically brings it close enough to the Sun that the ice vaporises to form an atmosphere, or coma, which may be blown by the solar wind to produce a visible tail. •A celestial phenomenon with the appearance of such a body.Upon his browes was pourtraid vgly death, And in his eies the furies of his heart, That shine as Comets, menacing reueng, And casts a pale complexion on his cheeks. — 1587 •Any of several species of hummingbird found in the Andes. formscomets
