Supercomet
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A giant comet. rare
"The “planetesimals” of the Chamberlin and Moulton hypothesis would (if we ascribe their origin to the constant formation of atoms in solar space by the various unions of electrons, protons and neutrons, instead of the one-time tidal disruption of the sun) supply the materials upon with a long-interval supercomet could feed and develop into a planetoid or, with increasing growth, into a planet."
Example
More examples"The “planetesimals” of the Chamberlin and Moulton hypothesis would (if we ascribe their origin to the constant formation of atoms in solar space by the various unions of electrons, protons and neutrons, instead of the one-time tidal disruption of the sun) supply the materials upon with a long-interval supercomet could feed and develop into a planetoid or, with increasing growth, into a planet."
Etymology
From super- + comet.
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