What is the envelope of a comet; a nebulous covering, which surrounds the nucleus or body of a comet called?
coma — (Astron.) The envelope of a comet; a nebulous covering, which surrounds the nucleus or body of a comet. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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