coma (n)

n09251002

type n
lex_filenum 17
def (astronomy) the luminous cloud of particles surrounding the frozen nucleus of a comet
def forms as the comet approaches the sun and is warmed
Outgoing links
Hypernym cloud
Part holonym comet
Domain of synset - TOPIC astronomy, uranology
Incoming links
Member of this domain - TOPIC astronomy, uranology
Part meronym comet
Hyponym cloud

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