comet
/ˈkɒmɪt/noun
उच्चारण कॉमिट
धूमकेतु, पुच्छल तारा
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a mass of ice and dust that moves around the sun and looks like a bright star with a tail
धूमकेतु, पुच्छल तारा
- Halley's Comet
- Radhika watched the comet streak across the night sky from the roof.
- A comet is visible in the sky only for a few weeks.
+ 2 more examples
- Our teacher showed a photograph of the comet taken from the observatory.
- People gathered on the hill to see the comet pass overhead.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
comet (countable noun)
A comet is a mass of ice and dust travelling around the sun. It is countable: a comet, comets.
Comet बर्फ़ और धूल का पिंड है जो सूर्य की परिक्रमा करता है। यह countable है।
- A comet appeared in the night sky.
- Comets have bright tails.
Halley's Comet
The proper name has Halley's with an apostrophe and a capital C, and no the: Halley's Comet returns every 76 years.
विशेष नाम में apostrophe के साथ Halley's और बड़ा C आता है, और 'the' नहीं लगता: Halley's Comet।
- Halley's Comet returns every seventy-six years.
- Halley's Comet was last seen in 1986.
every + number + plural noun
After every with a number, the noun is plural: every 76 years, every ten days.
Number के साथ every के बाद noun plural होता है: every 76 years।
- The comet passes the earth every 76 years.
- The bus comes every ten minutes.
like a comet / comet-like
As a comparison, like a comet describes something bright and brief; the careers of some stars rise like a comet.
तुलना में 'like a comet' किसी चमकदार और क्षणिक वस्तु का वर्णन करता है।
- The young batsman rose like a comet and vanished.
- The comet's tail points away from the sun.
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adjective + comet
brightfamouslong-periodshort-periodHalley's
- A bright comet was visible before dawn.
verb + comet
spotobservetrackphotographdiscover
- Astronomers discovered a new comet.
comet + noun
tailheadorbitnucleusimpact
- A comet's tail always points away from the sun.
comet + verb
approachpassorbitappearvanish
- The comet approaches the sun every few years.
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- The comet's tail glowed in the dark sky over Ladakh.
लद्दाख के अँधेरे आकाश में धूमकेतु की पूँछ चमक रही थी।
- Radhika watched the comet through her school telescope.
राधिका ने विद्यालय की दूरबीन से धूमकेतु देखा।
- The comet passes the earth only once in many years.
धूमकेतु कई वर्षों में केवल एक बार पृथ्वी के पास से गुज़रता है।
- Scientists believe comets are made of ice and dust.
वैज्ञानिक मानते हैं कि धूमकेतु बर्फ़ और धूल के बने होते हैं।
- The comet will be visible to the naked eye next week.
धूमकेतु अगले सप्ताह खुली आँखों से दिखाई देगा।
- A bright comet streaked across the sky last night.
कल रात एक चमकीला धूमकेतु आकाश में चमकता हुआ निकल गया।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ A comet is seen after every 76 year.
✓ A comet is seen after every 76 years.
With a number after every, the noun must be plural.
Every के साथ संख्या होने पर noun plural होता है।
✗ The Halley's Comet will be visible soon.
✓ Halley's Comet will be visible soon.
A name with a possessive form does not take the.
Possessive रूप वाले नाम के साथ 'the' नहीं लगता।
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com·et
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General knowledge
Science GK: a comet is made of ice and dust and has a tail that always points away from the sun; Halley's Comet appears every 75 to 76 years (last seen in 1986, next in 2061); a meteor (a shooting star) is a small piece of rock burning up in the earth's atmosphere; a meteorite is one that reaches the ground; an asteroid is a small rocky body orbiting the sun, mostly between Mars and Jupiter.
विज्ञान GK में धूमकेतु बर्फ़ और धूल से बना होता है और इसकी पूँछ सदा सूर्य से दूर रहती है; Halley's Comet हर 75 से 76 वर्ष में दिखता है (अंतिम बार 1986 में, अगली बार 2061 में); meteor (उल्का, टूटता तारा) पृथ्वी के वायुमंडल में जलता चट्टान का छोटा टुकड़ा है; meteorite वह है जो ज़मीन तक पहुँचे; asteroid (क्षुद्रग्रह) सूर्य की परिक्रमा करने वाला छोटा चट्टानी पिंड है, अधिकतर मंगल और बृहस्पति के बीच।