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co·ma2
 coma2
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- pronunciation:
- ko
m
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noun |
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comae |
| definition 1: |
the cloud around a comet's nucleus; the head of a comet.
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| definition 2: |
in optics, a diffuse image of a point source in the shape of a comet.
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| definition 3: |
in botany, a tuft at one end, such as the silky hairs at the ends of some seeds or the bracts at the top of a pineapple.
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