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vomit comet

noun

Etymology

From vomit + comet, from its potential to cause nausea.

  1. derived from κομήτης — “longhaired”
  2. derived from comētēs
  3. derived from comete
  4. inherited from comēta
  5. inherited from comete
  6. compounded as vomit comet — “vomit + comet”

Definitions

  1. A reduced-gravity aircraft, an airplane that briefly provides a nearly weightless…

    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.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for vomit comet. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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