vomit comet
English
noun
Definitions
- (slang) A reduced-gravity aircraft, an airplane that briefly provides a nearly weightless environment by flying on a parabolic flight path; used to train astronauts or conduct research.
Etymology
Compound from English vomit + English comet.
Origin
English
comet
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bevomit English
- comet English
- cometary English
- cometic English
- cometless English
- cometlike English
- cometocentric English
- cometographer English
- cometography English
- cometology English
- exocomet English
- revomit English
- vomit English
- vomitable English
- vomiter English
- vomitest English
- vomiteth English
- vomitless English
- vomitlike English
- vomitous English
- vomitskin English
- vomity English
- comētēs Latin
- vomieren German
- vomir French
- vomitar Spanish, Castilian
- comete Middle English
- vomiten Middle English
- comed Welsh