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coma

UK
/ˈkəʊ.mə/
US
/ˈkoʊ.mə/

Traduzioni

comanoun
comas
pl
UK
/ˈkəʊ.mə/
US
/ˈkoʊ.mə/
The patient has been in a coma for two weeks.
Пациент находится в коме уже две недели.
Traduzioni aggiuntive
оболочка кометы
кометная оболочка
Sinonimi
stupor
deep sleep
suspension of consciousness
insensibility
unconsciousness
comaadjective
more coma
Comp.
most coma
Super.
UK
/ˈkəʊ.mə/
US
/ˈkoʊ.mə/
Used attributively before a noun to denote relation to or characteristic of a coma.

Definizioni

comanoun
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.
comaadjective
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.
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