parabolic comet

noun

A comet whose orbit is parabolic and so makes only a single visit to the inner solar system

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Meanings

nounparabolic comet (plural parabolic comets)

plural parabolic comets

  1. A comet whose orbit is parabolic and so makes only a single visit to the inner solar system
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