antitail

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noun

A spike projecting from a comet's coma which seems to extend towards the Sun.

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Meanings

nounantitail (plural antitails)

plural antitails

  1. A spike projecting from a comet's coma which seems to extend towards the Sun.

Origin

From anti- + tail.

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Cite this entry
APA

antitail. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antitail

MLA

“antitail.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antitail. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “antitail,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antitail.

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