单词 | comet nucleus |
释义 | > as lemmascomet nucleus comet nucleus n. (originally) the brightest part of the head of a comet (now rare); (in later use) a comet's core of ice and dust; cf. nucleus n. 1a. ΚΠ 1900 Pop. Astron. 8 102 In August and early in September the comet nucleus was very sharp. 1969 Jrnl. Brit. Astron. Assoc. 79 270 (table) A nebulous patch like a comet nucleus. 2010 D. A. Rothery Planets: Very Short Introd. i. 24 The outer satellites of giant planets are..probably captured bodies that began as asteroids, TNOs [= trans-Neptunian objects], or comet nuclei. < as lemmas |
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