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Meaning of Coma | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈkəʊmə

Definitions

  1. A cloud of dust surrounding the nucleus of a comet.
  2. A state of unconsciousness from which one may not wake up, usually induced by some form of trauma.
  3. A defect characterized by diffuse, pear-shaped images that in an ideal image would appear as points.
  4. A tuft or bunch, such as the assemblage of branches forming the head of a tree, a cluster of bracts when empty and terminating the inflorescence of a plant, or a tuft of long hairs on certain seeds.

Equivalents

Azərbaycanca koma
Български глава кома
Bosanski da koma mrtvež глава кома
Català cabellera coma
Čeština bezvědomí kóma
Cymraeg coma
Dansk koma
Deutsch Koma
Ελληνικά κόμη κώμα ούρα χαίτη
Español coma
فارسی کما
Suomi huntu koma kooma tajuttomuus
Français chevelure coma
Galego coma
Hrvatski da koma mrtvež глава кома
Magyar koma
Bahasa Indonesia koma
Íslenska dauðadá svefndá
Italiano coma
日本語 ごま 昏睡
ქართული კომა
Қазақша кома
한국어 혼수
Kurdî da da da koma
Latina coma
Македонски кома
Nederlands coma
Polski koma śpiączka
Português coma
Русский кома
Slovenčina kóma
Српски da koma mrtvež глава кома
Svenska koma
ไทย โคม่า
Türkçe koma
Українська кома
Tiếng Việt hôn mê

Examples

“go into a coma”
“slip into a coma”
“come out of a coma”
“An a aphrodisiac, it results in santonin poisoning, followed by coma and death.”
“I wonder if a person who comes out of a coma feels refreshed and well rested.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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