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coma

/ˈkəʊ.mə/

/ˈkoʊ.mə/

comanoun

comas

/ˈkəʊ.mə/

/ˈkoʊ.mə/

Translations

The patient has been in a coma for two weeks.

Пациент находится в коме уже две недели.

Additional translations

оболочка кометы

кометная оболочка

Definitions

A state of deep unconsciousness that lasts for a prolonged or indefinite period, caused especially by severe injury or illness.

After the accident, he was in a coma for several weeks.

A diffuse cloud of gas and dust surrounding the nucleus of a comet.

The comet's coma was visible through the telescope.

An optical aberration in which off-axis point sources appear comet-shaped in images produced by a lens or mirror.

Fast astrophotography telescopes must be carefully designed to minimize coma.

A tuft of hairlike structures on the testa of certain seeds, aiding in dispersal.

The cotton seed's coma helps it catch the wind.

Synonyms

deep sleep

suspension of consciousness

comaadjective

more coma

Comp.

most coma

Super.

/ˈkəʊ.mə/

/ˈkoʊ.mə/

Used attributively before a noun to denote relation to or characteristic of a coma.

Definitions

Relating to or characteristic of a medical coma or a person in such a state.

Coma patients often require round-the-clock monitoring.

Relating to or characteristic of the diffuse cloud of gas and dust that envelops the nucleus of a comet.

The spacecraft measured the temperature variations in the comet’s coma dust.

Relating to the optical aberration in which off-axis point sources appear comet-shaped in an image.

A coma corrector lens is often used with fast Newtonian telescopes.