Schweifsterne
English translation: heavenly bodies with tails
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| German to English translations [PRO] Science - Astronomy & Space | |||||||
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| Description of comet |
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peer agreement (net): +1heavenly bodies with tails Explanation: We talk about a comet's tail. But 'star' in English (except in a poetic sense) is restricted to Fixsterne (i.e., the sun), just like we wouldn't say 'sharkfish (Haifisch)' |
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| Reference: Description of comet Reference information: Maybe the explanation below may help: The word comet came to the English language through the Latin cometes from the Greek word komē, which means "hair of the head"; Aristotle first used the derivation komētēs to depict comets as "stars with hair." The astronomical symbol for comets (☄) accordingly consists of a disc with a hairlike tail. Perhaps you could put, originally referred to as "stars with hair", or something similar. Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comet |
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