halley's comet

Halley's comet

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hal-eez or, sometimes, hey-leez]
- /ˈhæl iz or, sometimes, ˈheɪ liz/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hal-eez or, sometimes, hey-leez]
- /ˈhæl iz or, sometimes, ˈheɪ liz/

Definitions of halley's comet words

noun halley's comet a comet with a period averaging 76 years. In this century it was visible to terrestrial observers just before and after reaching perihelion in 1910 and again in 1986. 1
noun halley's comet a comet revolving around the sun in a period of about 76 years, last seen in 1985–86 0
noun halley's comet a famous comet, last seen in 1986, whose reappearance about every 76 years was predicted by Halley 0

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This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 1% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

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