comet tail

noun

A display artifact consisting of a smear of color that appears to follow a moving object in the picture.

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Meanings

nouncomet tail (plural comet tails)

plural comet tails

  1. broadcastingA display artifact consisting of a smear of color that appears to follow a moving object in the picture.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see comet, tail.
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APA

comet tail. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/comet%20tail

MLA

“comet tail.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/comet%20tail. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “comet tail,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/comet%20tail.

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