periodic comet
Halley's Comet, perhaps the best-know periodic comet, returns about every 76 years (NASA, 1986)
Meaning
Noun
- A comet which orbits the Sun and which returns to the innermost point of its orbit at known, regular intervals.
Related
Narrower meaning words
- long-period comet
- short-period comet
Broader meaning words
Modern English dictionary
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