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Meaning of short-period comet | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

Any periodic comet with an orbital period of less than 200 years.

Examples

“[…] comets. Depending on their orbital period, comets are classified as short or long period comets. Short period comets have periods less than 200 years. For example, Halley's Comet is a short period comet, because it has a period of 76 years.”

“Some bodies in the Kuiper Belt will slowly evolve inwards, to Centaur orbits (as discussed in Section 7.3), from where they might evolve into short-period comet orbits under the influence of Jupiter (mainly) and Saturn. Thus orbital evolution […]”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

short-sea shipping short-sighted short-sightedness short-sleeper short-sleeved short-staffing