comet tail

ˈkɑmɪt teɪl

Definition

Definition of comet tail - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

astronomystream of gas and dust behind a comet

The comet tail was visible in the night sky.

television

Rare

streak of color following a moving object on screen

Rare

The comet tail effect was noticeable during the fast scenes.

streak

streamer

trail

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Images of comet tail

stream of gas and dust behind a comet

Expressions with comet

vomit comet

aircraft used to simulate weightlessness

Astronauts train in the vomit comet to experience zero gravity.

comet-like

adj.

moving swiftly and dramatically

The comet-like runner dashed across the finish line.

Expressions with tail

whale's tail

the tail of a whale

The whale's tail splashed water everywhere.

tail off

decrease gradually in intensity or amount

The music started to tail off as the night drew to a close..

chase tail

engage in futile or repetitive activity

I feel like I'm just chasing tail with this project.

tail out

slowly become less visible or noticeable

The sound of the train tailed out as it moved away.

tail between one's legs

exp.

tail positioned between the legs of an animal

The dog walked away with its tail between its legs.

the tail end

the rear part of something

The tail end of the plane was damaged.

make head nor tail of

fail to understand or make sense of something at all

I can't make head nor tail of this confusing report!

chase your tail

engage in futile activities

Stop tweaking fonts; you're just chasing your tail and missing the deadline.

put a tail on

assign someone to secretly follow another person

The detective decided to put a tail on the suspect.

tail wagging the dog

exp.

minor part controlling the main part

The committee's decision was a case of the tail wagging the dog.

Examples of comet tail in a sentence

The comet tail stretched across the horizon.
The comet tail appeared during the chase scene.
Gamers noticed the comet tail effect in the graphics.

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French:queue de comète, traînée, ...
German:Kometenschweif, ...
Italian:coda della cometa, scia di cometa, ...
Spanish:cola de cometa, rastro de color, ...
Portuguese:cauda do cometa, rasto de cometa, ...
Chinese:彗尾, 拖尾效果, ...
Japanese:彗星の尾, 尾, ...
Arabic:ذَيْل الْمُذَنَّب, ذَيْل مُذَنَّب, ...
Hebrew:זְנַב שָׁבִיט, שׁוֹבָל, ...
Russian:хвост кометы, кометный след, ...
Ukrainian:хвіст комети, кометний хвіст, ...
Hindi:धूमकेतु की पूँछ, धूमकेतु की पूंछ, ...
Bengali:ধূমকেতুর লেজ, রঙের রেখা, ...
Catalan:cua de cometa, ratxa de color, ...
Czech:ohon komety, duch, ...
Danish:komethale, komet hale, ...
Dutch:komeetstaart, kometestaart, ...
Greek:ουρά κομήτη, ίχνος, ...
Hungarian:üstököscsóva, utánhúzás, ...
Khmer:កន្ទុយផ្កាយដុះកន្ទុយ, ស្នាមពណ៌អូសតាមវត្ថុ, ...
Korean:혜성 꼬리, 잔상, ...
Persian:دم دنباله‌دار, دنباله دنباله‌دار, ...
Polish:warkocz komety, smuga komety, ...
Portuguese (BR):cauda do cometa, rastro de cometa, ...
Romanian:coadă de cometă, ...
Swedish:kometsvans, kometens svans, ...
Thai:หางดาวหาง, หางวัตถุ, ...
Turkish:kuyrukluyıldız kuyruğu, kuyruk, ...
Vietnamese:đuôi sao chổi, vệt màu, ...

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