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comets (extraterrestrial bodies, natural landscapes, ... Built Environment (hierarchy name)) |
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Note: An extraterrestrial body consisting of a frozen mass and rock debris that travels around the Sun in a highly elliptical orbit; it generally developes a diffuse gaseous envelope and a long luminous tail when near the Sun. |
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comets (preferred,C,U,English-P,D,U,PN)
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comet (C,U,English,AD,U,SN)
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彗星 (C,U,Chinese (traditional)-P,D,U,U)
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huì xīng (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Hanyu Pinyin)-P,UF,U,U)
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hui xing (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Pinyin without tones)-P,UF,U,U)
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hui hsing (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Wade-Giles)-P,UF,U,U)
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xihuitl (C,U,C,Classical Nahuatl-P,UF,B)
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............ | variant orthography |
xihujtl (C,U,Classical Nahuatl,UF,N)
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............ | variant orthography |
xiuitl (C,U,Classical Nahuatl,UF,B)
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............ | variant orthography |
xiujtl (C,U,Classical Nahuatl,UF,N)
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............ | variant orthography |
xivitl (C,U,Classical Nahuatl,UF,N)
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............ | variant orthography |
kometen (C,U,Dutch-P,D,U,U)
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tlixihuitl (C,U,Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl,UF,B)
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............ | variant orthography, Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl |
Kometen (C,U,German,D,PN)
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Komet (C,U,German-P,AD,SN)
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Schweifstern (C,U,German,UF,SN)
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Schweifsterne (C,U,German,UF,PN)
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cometa (C,U,Spanish,UF,U,SN)
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cometas (C,U,Spanish,UF,U)
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Facet/Hierarchy Code: V.PE |
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Objects Facet |
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.... Built Environment (hierarchy name) (G) |
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........ Settlements and Landscapes (hierarchy name) (G) |
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............ landscapes (environments) (G) |
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................ natural landscapes (G) |
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.................... extraterrestrial bodies (G) |
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........................ comets (G) |
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.... Materials (hierarchy name) (G) |
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........ materials (substances) (G) |
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............ <materials by composition> (G) |
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................ inorganic material (G) |
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.................... rock (inorganic material) (G) |
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........................ <rock by form> (G) |
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............................ comets (G) |
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Chinese (traditional) ..... 由冰凍的團塊與岩石殘骸所構成的外太空物體,以非常橢圓的軌道繞著地球運行,在接近太陽時,通常會形成擴散的氣體殼層與發光的長尾。 |
Dutch ..... Hemellichaam dat bestaat uit een samenklontering van ijs en gruis en dat een langgerekte ellipsvormige baan rond de zon beschrijft; meestal vormt zich er in de nabijheid van de zon een diffuse gaslaag (coma) rond de komeet, en krijgt deze dan een lange lichtgevende staart. |
Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl ..... Ce tlacayoliztli tlen axcanah macehualli, tlen eltoc quence acetl huan tapazoltic tetl quipiya tlen yohui itehtenno tonatiuh quence zan yohualtic, nochipa mopictoc ica poctli huan ihyotl chicahuac, icuitlapil huehueyac huan tlatlahuiya quemman eltoc inechca tonatiuh. |
German ..... Außerirdisches Objekt aus gefrorenem Materialien und Felsbrocken, das die Sonne in hohem, elliptischem Orbit umkreist. Wenn es sich der Sonne nähert, entwickelt es in der Regel eine diffuse Nebelhülle aus Gas und einen leuchtenden Schweif. |
Spanish ..... Un cuerpo extraterrestre que consiste en una masa congelada y restos de rocas que viajan alrededor del Sol en una órbita altamente elíptica; generalmente desarrolla una envoltura gaseosa difusa y una larga cola luminosa cuando está cerca del sol. |
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xihuitl (solar year) |
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(xiuhpohualli (year Nahua calendar), Nahua calendar, ... Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) [300445065] |
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