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coma2

Pronunciation: /ˈkəʊmə/

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Definition of coma

noun (plural comae /-miː/)

Astronomy

a diffuse cloud of gas and dust surrounding the nucleus of a comet.
[mass noun] Optics aberration which causes the image of an off-axis point to be flared like a comet.