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First commercial steamboat in Europe
PS (paddle steamer) Comet was built in 1812 for Henry Bell, a Scottish engineer who with his wife had become proprietor of the Baths Hotel offering sea
PS_Comet
September 1925 Sank in a storm off Amherst Island with the loss of five people. Comet 14 May 1861 A paddlewheeler that sank in a collision with the schooner Exchange'
List of shipwrecks in the Great Lakes
List_of_shipwrecks_in_the_Great_Lakes
Steam-powered vessel propelled by paddle wheels
paddle-equipped river boats followed all around the world; the first in Europe being PS Comet designed by Henry Bell which started a scheduled passenger service on the
Paddle_steamer
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up Comet or comet in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A comet is a small astronomical body which orbits the sun. Comet or The Comet may also refer
Comet_(disambiguation)
Narrow strait off the coast of Scotland
be certain tyds." In 1820, the world's first passenger paddleship, the PS Comet, was wrecked at nearby Craignish Point due to the strong currents in the
Gulf_of_Corryvreckan
Natural object in space that releases gas
A comet is an icy, small Solar System body or interstellar object that warms and begins to release gases when passing close to the Sun, a process called
Comet
List of ships with the same or similar names
SS Comet may refer to one of several commercial passenger steamships: PS Comet, a paddle steamer built in 1811 in Port Glasgow that established the first
SS_Comet
Scottish engineer (1767 - 1830)
built the steam-boat the PS Comet, of 30 tons burthen, with an engine of three horsepower. The Comet, named after a great comet which had been visible for
Henry_Bell_(engineer)
Boat that maneuvers other vessels by pushing or towing them
Direct methanol fuel cell E3 Tug Project Fish tug HydroTug Maritime pilot PS Comet Pusher (boat) Switcher, rail analog Type V ship List of Naval tugboats
Tugboat
Beam engines that are pivoted at one end, rather than in the centre
grasshopper engine was that of the first commercially successful steamboat, the PS Comet of 1812. In marine use, the grasshopper engine was termed the 'half-lever'
Grasshopper_beam_engine
Town in the Inverclyde council area of Scotland
shipbuilding. The Comet was built in the town in 1812 and was the first commercial steam vessel in Europe. A replica of the Comet was built in 1962 to
Port_Glasgow
Coastal town in Inverclyde, Scotland
repairing. Within sight of Gourock, in the early hours of 21 October 1825, PS Comet (II) was run into by the steamer Ayr, some 62 people losing their lives
Gourock
Passenger steamers on the River Clyde, Scotland
while on Loch Lomond the PS Maid of the Loch is being restored. PS Comet (1812–1820) PS Hero (1858–1909) PS Iona II (1863–1864) PS Iona (1864–1936), the
Clyde_steamer
Lost comet
Biela's Comet or Comet Biela (official designation: 3D/Biela) was a periodic Jupiter-family comet first recorded in 1772 by Montaigne and Messier and
Biela's_Comet
Village in Argyll and Bute, Scotland
council. Passenger services on and around the Clyde were developed after the PS Comet was introduced into service in 1812 and tourism developed with the introduction
Tighnabruaich
Colliery gas explosion at Llantrisant, Rhondda Valley, Glamorganshire 62 PS Comet II 1825 (21 October) Sank in collision off Gourock, Scotland 61 SS Thames
List of disasters in Great Britain and Ireland by death toll
List_of_disasters_in_Great_Britain_and_Ireland_by_death_toll
1857 steamship, only treasure ship of Lake Superior
SS Comet was a steamship that operated on the Great Lakes. Comet was built in 1857 as a wooden-hulled propeller-driven cargo vessel that was soon adapted
SS_Comet_(1857)
Town in Inverclyde, Scotland
East Quay. In 1812 Europe's first steamboat service was introduced by PS Comet with frequent sailings between Glasgow, Greenock and Helensburgh, and as
Greenock
Calendar year
Fire, a forest fire, breaks out in New Brunswick (Canada). October 21 – PS Comet II sinks off Gourock (Scotland) with the loss of 62 lives. October 26 –
1825
Boat, smaller than a steamship, using steam
ocean in its route from Hoboken to Philadelphia. In 1812, Henry Bell's PS Comet was inaugurated. The steamboat was the first commercial passenger service
Steamboat
Inlet on the west coast of Scotland
Scott Lithgow, played an important historical role in shipbuilding. The PS Comet was the first successful steamboat in Europe. Well into the 20th century
Firth_of_Clyde
Village in East Renfrewshire, Scotland
American Soccer League. John Robertson who built the engine for the steamship PS Comet in 1811, was born in Neilston in 1782. A granite obelisk in his honour
Neilston
Early 18th century steamboats in England
William Symington's Charlotte Dundas in 1803 and the building of the PS Comet steamship by Henry Bell in 1812 to service the Clyde, steamships were soon
Thames_steamers
Small Solar System body with an orbit that can bring it close to Earth
subgroups Apollos: 21,132 (56.5%) Amors: 13,137 (35.1%) Atens: 2,952 (7.90%) Comets: 123 (0.33%) Atiras: 34 (0.09%) A near-Earth object (NEO) is by definition
Near-Earth_object
public train pulled by the steam engine Locomotion No 1. 21 October – PS Comet II sinks off Gourock in the Firth of Clyde with the loss of 62 lives. 10
1825_in_the_United_Kingdom
Wellington defeat French troops near Salamanca in Spain. August – Henry Bell's PS Comet begins a passenger service on the River Clyde between Glasgow and Greenock
1812_in_the_United_Kingdom
British inventor and whitesmith
steamers. In 1812 Bell built a steam powered paddle steamer called the PS Comet which was a development of William Symington's Charlotte Dundas which had
William_Pool
Reciprocating internal combustion engine
engine, that uses a version of the Ricardo Consulting Engineers Ricardo Comet V prechamber cylinder head design. The engine comes in 1.8 L (1,769 cc)
PSA_XUD_engine
closure of six London banks and sixty country ones in England. 21 October – PS Comet II sinks off Gourock in the Firth of Clyde with the loss of 62 lives. 1
1825_in_Scotland
European–Japanese spacecraft to launch in 2029
Comet Interceptor is a robotic spacecraft mission led by the European Space Agency (ESA) planned for launch sometime between August 2028 and July 2029
Comet_Interceptor
William Reid Clanny invents a miners' safety lamp. August – Henry Bell's PS Comet begins a passenger service on the River Clyde in Scotland, the first commercially
1812_in_science
keeper of the Dumfries tolbooth while escaping imprisonment. 15 December – PS Comet (1812) is wrecked near Craignish. 22 December–23 May 1821 – Radical War:
1820_in_Scotland
Scottish carpenter (1748–1832)
in law was killed in the wreck of an early British passenger steamship, PS Comet II, near Gourock in 1825. The heritage plaque reads: "John Anderson. My
John_Anderson_(carpenter)
was a paddle steamer built only two years after the pioneer steamship PS Comet appeared on the river in 1812. The second was commissioned in 1815; the
MV_Argyle
HMS Hood was the flagship of the Royal Navy between the Wars. Built in 1812, PS Comet was the first commercially successful steamboat in Europe. RMS Lusitania
Maritime_history_of_Scotland
the practicality of steam power for marine use, and in 1812 Henry Bell's PS Comet began the first commercially successful steamboat service in Europe, sailing
TS_King_Edward
Battery electric city car
of the Air EV called the MG Comet EV was launched in India by MG Motor. 2023 MG Comet EV Plush (India) Interior "MG Comet EV 90km/charge for India revealed"
Wuling_Air_EV
Battery electric roadster
adopts a dual-motor all-wheel drive setup, producing 400 kW (536 hp; 544 PS) and 725 N⋅m (73.9 kg⋅m; 535 lb⋅ft) of torque. It is equipped with a 77 kWh
MG_Cyberster
Subcompact crossover SUV
China, it produces 125 PS (123 hp; 92 kW) and 175 N⋅m (17.8 kg⋅m; 129 lb⋅ft) torque, but in the United Kingdom, it produces 111 PS (109 hp; 82 kW) and 160 N⋅m
MG_ZS_(crossover)
Peninsula in Argyll and Bute, Scotland
of Craobh Haven.[citation needed] The early 19th century paddle steamer PS Comet sank off Craignish Point on 13 December 1820.[citation needed] Naomi Mitchison
Craignish
in Glasgow, attracting hostile Catholic crowds. August – Henry Bell's PS Comet begins a passenger service on the River Clyde between Glasgow and Greenock
1812_in_Scotland
Topics referred to by the same term
7P may refer to: 7P 7P/Pons-Winnecke, comet Batavia Air, IATA-Code, Indonesian Airline 7p, an arm of Chromosome 7 (human) 7P, a Classification of steam
7P
Paddle wheel steamship of the White Star Line
PS Ireland was a paddle-wheel steamship of the White Star Line, built in 1891. Together with her sister ship PS America, she tendered the various White
PS_Ireland
Railway station in Greenock, Inverclyde, Scotland
from Glasgow on the Inverclyde Line stops at this station. Starting with PS Comet in 1812, Glasgow soon had Clyde steamer services on the River and Firth
Greenock_West_railway_station
Military museum in Parola, Finland
Landsverk Anti II M4 Sherman Patria AMV Patria AMV AMOS MT-LB Charioteer Comet Armoured train Renault FT light tank (1917) Finnish Vickers 6-ton tank with
Parola_Tank_Museum
Collision of two astronomical objects
occur in planetary systems, though the most frequent involve asteroids, comets or meteoroids and have minimal effect. When large objects impact terrestrial
Impact_event
to C, D to I, J to P, and Q to Z. It does not include PlayStation minis, PS one Classics or PS2 Classics. 0–9 A B C D–I J–P Q–Z References Top 0–9 A B
List of PlayStation 3 games (A–C)
List_of_PlayStation_3_games_(A–C)
Arnold!. Season 4. Episode 12. October 16, 1999. Nickelodeon. "Sally's Comet". Hey Arnold!. Season 1. Episode 16. November 25, 1996. Nickelodeon. "Snow"
List of Hey Arnold! characters
List_of_Hey_Arnold!_characters
Sand- to boulder-sized particle of debris in the Solar System
from bodies such as the Moon or Mars. The visible passage of a meteoroid, comet, or asteroid entering Earth's atmosphere is called a meteor, and a series
Meteoroid
Automobile marque of the Ford Motor Company
Edsel (1958–1960, formally designated Mercury-Edsel-Lincoln Division), Comet (1960–1961), Capri (1970–1978), De Tomaso (1972–1975), and Merkur (1985–1989
Mercury_(automobile)
Political thriller film by Kleber Mendonça Filho
Retrieved 14 September 2025. "O erro inadmissível que o Brasil não pode cometer no Oscar 2026 | Em Cartaz". VEJA (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from
The_Secret_Agent_(2025_film)
Compact car
a 1.5 litre petrol four cylinder "VTi-Tech" engine, producing 80 kW (109 PS; 107 bhp) and 135 N⋅m (100 lb⋅ft). There is a choice of five speed manual
MG5_(automobile)
NASA sample-return mission to Comet 81P/Wild 2 (1999–2011)
(6): 1309–1320. Bibcode:2000M&PS...35.1309M. doi:10.1111/j.1945-5100.2000.tb01518.x. "'Life chemical' detected in comet". BBC News. 18 August 2009. Wikimedia
Stardust_(spacecraft)
Myth in which a great flood destroys civilization
controversial and has been refuted. The earliest known hypothesis about a comet that had a widespread effect on human populations can be attributed to Edmond
Flood_myth
Collected meteorite whose fall was observed
delivered from a Jupiter Family Comet orbit". Meteoritics & Planetary Science. 59 (11): 3087–3110. arXiv:2409.10382. Bibcode:2024M&PS...59.3087A. doi:10.1111/maps
Meteorite_fall
Russian heavy four-engined military transport jet aircraft
conducting simulated weightlessness training for cosmonauts (akin to the "Vomit Comet" used by NASA). Beriev and NPO Almaz also developed an airborne laser flying
Ilyushin_Il-76
Motor vehicle
MG5 SW / EP / ES MG5 (compact sedan) / GT MG6 07 MG7 MG8 PHEV Binguo EV Comet EV IM5 Windsor EV SUVs/Crossovers 4X MGS5 EV / ES5 MGS6 EV MGS9 PHEV / RX9
MG_F_/_MG_TF
Car model produced by Chrysler Corporation
brands were expanding into smaller cars with such models as the Mercury Comet and Buick Skylark, Chrysler publicly declared that there would "never" be
Chrysler_Cordoba
Triple star system in the constellation Piscis Austrinus
is an alternative form of α Piscis Austrini, and is abbreviated Alpha PsA or α PsA. This is a class A star on the main sequence approximately 25 light-years
Fomalhaut
High performance off-road model line from Ford
(239 kW; 324 PS) and 390 lb⋅ft (529 N⋅m) of torque, while an optional 6.2L V8 (shared with the Super Duty) output 411 hp (306 kW; 417 PS) and 434 lb⋅ft
Ford_Raptor
17110. 21 October 1825. "PS Comet". Clydesite. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2013. "The Comet Steam-Packet". The Morning
List of shipwrecks in October 1825
List_of_shipwrecks_in_October_1825
Prehistoric impact crater in Mexico
scholars have argued that the impactor was a comet, not an asteroid. Two papers in 1984 proposed it to be a comet originating from the Oort cloud, and it was
Chicxulub_crater
Motor vehicle
Ricardo Comet V swirl chamber) 2417 cc Andoria 4C90 Diesel Indirect injection 4CT90Turbodiesel 4CTi90 Turbodiesel 69 PS (51 kW) at 4200 rpm 90 PS (66 kW)
ARO_24_Series
Concept car designed and presented in 2005
system. The engine's power output is tuned to 194 horsepower (145 kW; 197 PS) and 265 pound-feet (359 N⋅m), and is paired to a six-speed automatic that
Ford Equator (2005 concept car)
Ford_Equator_(2005_concept_car)
Supermini British economy car
A-Series I4, 45 bhp (34 kW; 46 PS) at 5400 rpm and 53 lb⋅ft (72 N⋅m) at 3000 rpm 1983–1988: 998 cc A-Series I4, 41 bhp (31 kW; 42 PS) at 5500 rpm and 54 lb⋅ft
Austin_Metro
(Columbus) Comet Wooden package freighter 1857 1875 United States 46°42′59″N 84°52′01″W / 46.716467°N 84.866867°W / 46.716467; -84.866867 (Comet) Comet Wooden
List of shipwrecks in Lake Superior
List_of_shipwrecks_in_Lake_Superior
Cosmic dust that originates from a comet
Comet dust is cosmic dust that originates from a comet. Comet dust can provide clues to comets' origin. When the Earth passes through a comet dust trail
Comet_dust
American baseball player (1931–1995)
(October 20, 1931 – August 13, 1995), nicknamed "the Mick" and "the Commerce Comet", was an American professional baseball player who played his entire Major
Mickey_Mantle
including an outright majority of 308 seats for LREM. The Socialist Party (PS) was reduced to 30 seats and the Republicans (LR) reduced to 112 seats, and
2017 French legislative election
2017_French_legislative_election
Battery electric compact car
single electric motor that produces maximum power of 100 kW (134 hp; 136 PS). The top speed is limited to 150 km/h (93 mph). The battery uses a lithium-iron
Baojun_Yunduo
Extremely bright meteor
Bibcode:1996M&PS...31..545M. doi:10.1111/j.1945-5100.1996.tb02031.x. ISSN 1945-5100. S2CID 210038676. Belton, MJS (2004). Mitigation of hazardous comets and asteroids
Bolide
American actress
the role of Hélène Bezukhova in the musical Natasha, Pierre, & the Great Comet of 1812 and the role of Persephone in the musical Hadestown, both Off- and
Amber_Gray
Former paddle steamer of the United Kingdom
PS Pegasus, was a sea-going paddle steamer launched in Glasgow, Scotland, in December 1836. The ship was owned by the Hull & Leith Steam Packet Company
PS_Pegasus
2060 Chiron 1977 UB Chiron October 18, 1977 Palomar C. T. Kowal centaur · Comet (95P) 166 km (103 mi) MPC · JPL 2061 Anza 1960 UA Anza October 22, 1960
List of minor planets: 2001–3000
List_of_minor_planets:_2001–3000
Video game series
Tokyo and NAS. Actas animated the first half of the series, and Studio Comet animated the second half. Two Devil Children music albums were released
Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Children
Shin_Megami_Tensei:_Devil_Children
Dwarf planet in the asteroid belt
a comet, but "since its movement is so slow and rather uniform, it has occurred to me several times that it might be something better than a comet". In
Ceres_(dwarf_planet)
Battery electric compact executive car
379 kW (508 hp; 515 PS) and speeds up to 21,000 RPM, paired with a 200 kW (270 hp; 270 PS) front motor for a total of 776 hp (579 kW; 787 PS). It can accelerate
IM_L6
Mid-size SUV
(163 PS; 161 bhp) at 4000 rpm 375 N⋅m (277 lb⋅ft) at 1500-2400 rpm Euro 6b Diesel SDEC SC20M 218 Q6A twin-turbocharger (D90 Pro) 160 kW (218 PS; 215 bhp)
Maxus_D90
Bound state of an electron and positron
Positronium (Ps) is a system consisting of an electron and its anti-particle, a positron, bound together into an exotic atom, specifically an onium. Unlike
Positronium
Natural pit or sinkhole that exposes groundwater underneath
Bangor City of Everett City of Launceston Clan Ranald Clifton USCGC Comanche Comet Constandis HMAS Coogee SMS Cormoran Cornelia B. Windiate HMS Coronation
Cenote
Scuba cave diving incident in South Australia
Bangor City of Everett City of Launceston Clan Ranald Clifton USCGC Comanche Comet Constandis HMAS Coogee SMS Cormoran Cornelia B. Windiate HMS Coronation
1973 Mount Gambier cave diving accident
1973_Mount_Gambier_cave_diving_accident
Clipper ship sunk on maiden voyage in 1854
Boston Bald Eagle Carrier Pigeon Celestial Empire Challenge Challenger Comet Eastern State Flying Cloud Flying Fish Game Cock Golden South Golden West
RMS_Tayleur
soldiers (1,050) at sea due to enemy action in a single incident. 1,021 1904 PS General Slocum Accident – shipwreck East River near New York City Steamship
List of disasters in the United States by death toll
List_of_disasters_in_the_United_States_by_death_toll
stroke: 71.9 mm x 82.0 mm Compression ratio: 12.0:1 Maximum power: 65–85 PS (48–63 kW; 64–84 hp) at 6300–6500 rpm Maximum torque: 100–105 N⋅m (74–77 lb⋅ft)
List_of_Ford_engines
Chinese minivan
Kingdom. The Mifa 9 is a battery electric minivan powered by a 183 kW; 248 PS (245 hp) and 350 NM electric motor. The CATL lithium-ion battery with a capacity
Maxus_G90
Home video game console by Sony
The PlayStation (codenamed PSX, abbreviated as PS, and retronymically PS1 or PS one) is a home video game console developed and marketed by Sony Computer
PlayStation_(console)
Carbonaceous Apollo asteroid
polarization consistent with Comet Hale-Bopp and 3200 Phaethon, a rock comet. Bennu, Phaethon, and inactive Manx comets are examples of active asteroids
101955_Bennu
〜究明編〜の評価・レビューとブログ [PS]". ファミ通. Retrieved 19 August 2018. "トワイライトシンドローム 〜再会〜の評価・レビューとブログ [PS]". ファミ通. Retrieved 19 August 2018. "トワイライトシンドローム 〜探索編〜の評価・レビューとブログ [PS]".
List_of_horror_games
German WWII heavy tank
April, a Tiger I (F02) destroyed two Comet tanks, one half-track and one scout car. This Tiger I was destroyed by a Comet tank of A Squadron of the 3rd Royal
Tiger_I
Motor vehicle
litre turbocharged GDI SAIC CUBE-TEC engine, producing 168 bhp (125 kW; 170 PS), with 184 lb⋅ft (249 N⋅m) of torque. The 1.5 litre CUBE-TEC engine was developed
MG_GS
Island off the coast of Western Australia
Bangor City of Everett City of Launceston Clan Ranald Clifton USCGC Comanche Comet Constandis HMAS Coogee SMS Cormoran Cornelia B. Windiate HMS Coronation
Rottnest_Island
Shipwreck of a three-masted schooner in Lake Huron, Michigan, United States
Bangor City of Everett City of Launceston Clan Ranald Clifton USCGC Comanche Comet Constandis HMAS Coogee SMS Cormoran Cornelia B. Windiate HMS Coronation
Newell_A._Eddy_(schooner)
Hypothesized astronomical event
during this interval, a disproportionately large number of asteroids and comets collided into the terrestrial planets and their natural satellites in the
Late_Heavy_Bombardment
Japanese floatplane/land-based fighter
K-3 K-5 K-6 K-7 K-8 K-9 K-10 K-12 Sakura WWII Allied reporting names Alf Belle Emily George Mavis Norm Rex Shin Meiwa/ShinMaywa aircraft PS-1/US-1A US-2
Kawanishi_N1K
German Type UC II minelaying U-boat
× 6-cylinder, 4-stroke diesel engines, 580–600 PS (430–440 kW; 570–590 shp) 2 × electric motors, 620 PS (460 kW; 610 shp) Speed 11.8 knots (21.9 km/h;
SM_UC-49
1973 SB3 Elena Kazimirtchak-Polonskaïa (1902–1992), Ukrainian astronomer (comets) MPC · 2006 2007 McCuskey 1963 SQ Sidney W. McCuskey (1907–1979), American
Meanings of minor-planet names: 2001–3000
Meanings_of_minor-planet_names:_2001–3000
Smallest Galilean moon of Jupiter
the minerals may have been the result of a collision with an asteroid or comet. Some scientists have speculated that life on Earth could have been blasted
Europa_(moon)
Battery electric compact luxury crossover SUV
motors. The first one develops 501 hp (374 kW; 508 PS), while the other one has 776 hp (579 kW; 787 PS) with 800 N⋅m (590 lb⋅ft) of maximum torque and a
IM_LS6
Routledge. p. 49. ISBN 978-1-135-86549-8. Robins, N. (2012). The Coming of the Comet: The Rise and Fall of the Paddle Steamer. Seaforth Publishing. p. 84.
CSS_Robert_E._Lee
Japanese animation studio
November 18, 2018. "Ufotable Opening Previewed in Latest "Fate/hollow ataraxia" PS Vita Port Promo". Crunchyroll. October 17, 2014. Archived from the original
Ufotable
PS COMET
PS COMET
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : nickname for a person with a sunny temperament. Compare Merryweather. There is a legend that a Scottish family of Highland origin assumed this name in punning allusion to Job 37:22, ‘Fair weather cometh out of the north’. At the present time the surname is most frequent in East Anglia.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Sanskrit
Cloud; Comet; Water
PS COMET
PS COMET
Boy/Male
Tamil
Janamejay | ஜநாமேஜய
Lord Vishnu
Boy/Male
Egyptian
Sixth born.
Boy/Male
Indian, Telugu
Name of God Hunman
Biblical
splendor of the dawn
Boy/Male
Indian, Telugu
There is No Lose Always Winner
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Varley.Dutch : reduced form of van der Leye, a topographic name for someone living near the river Leie.French : habitational name from a place called Verlée in Liège province, Belgium.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Nisyanthan | நிஸயாநà¯à®¤à®¾à®¨
Evening
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Malayalam, Marathi, Telugu
Who Rides a Swan; Sarasvati
Biblical
a wise man
Boy/Male
Tamil
Lord of Om
PS COMET
PS COMET
PS COMET
PS COMET
PS COMET
n.
A telescope of low power, having a large field of view, used for finding comets.
n.
The department of astronomy relating to comets.
n.
An instrument, intended to represent the revolution of a comet round the sun.
n.
One of the two points where the orbit of a planet, or comet, intersects the ecliptic, or the orbit of a satellite intersects the plane of the orbit of its primary.
n.
Alt. of Comet- seeker
n.
"Our Lord cometh;" -- an expression used by St. Paul at the conclusion of his first Epistle to the Corinthians (xvi. 22). This word has been used in anathematizing persons for great crimes; as much as to say, "May the Lord come quickly to take vengeance of thy crimes." See Anathema maranatha, under Anathema.
a.
Relating to a comet.
n.
The curve which a body describes in space, as a planet or comet in its orbit, or stone thrown upward obliquely in the air.
n.
Quickness of motion; swiftness; speed; celerity; rapidity; as, the velocity of wind; the velocity of a planet or comet in its orbit or course; the velocity of a cannon ball; the velocity of light.
n.
One who describes or writes about comets.
n.
An ideal straight line joining the center of an attracting body with that of a body describing an orbit around it, as a line joining the sun and a planet or comet, or a planet and its satellite.
n.
An elementary substance, one of the constituents of didymium; -- so called from the green color of its salts. Symbol Ps. Atomic weight 143.6.
a.
Of or pertaining to a nucleus; as, the nuclear spindle (see Illust. of Karyokinesis) or the nuclear fibrils of a cell; the nuclear part of a comet, etc.
n.
One of the innumerable luminous bodies seen in the heavens; any heavenly body other than the sun, moon, comets, and nebulae.
n.
Course; way; as, the track of a comet.
a.
Pertaining to, or resembling, a comet.
n.
The body or the head of a comet.
n.
A member of the solar system which usually moves in an elongated orbit, approaching very near to the sun in its perihelion, and receding to a very great distance from it at its aphelion. A comet commonly consists of three parts: the nucleus, the envelope, or coma, and the tail; but one or more of these parts is frequently wanting. See Illustration in Appendix.
n.
A comet shaped like a sword
n.
A description of, or a treatise concerning, comets.