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Coma - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Coma : (noun)
1: a state of deep and often prolonged unconsciousness; usually
the result of disease or injury [syn: comatoseness]
2: a usually terminal tuft of hairs especially on a seed
3: (astronomy) the luminous cloud of particles surrounding the
frozen nucleus of a comet; forms as the comet approaches
the sun and is warmed
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Envelope \En"vel*ope\ (?; 277), Envelop \En*vel"op\ (?; 277), n.
[F. enveloppe.]
1. That which envelops, wraps up, encases, or surrounds; a
wrapper; an inclosing cover; esp., the cover or wrapper of
a document, as of a letter.
2. (Astron.) The nebulous covering of the head or nucleus of
a comet; -- called also coma.
3. (Fort.) A work of earth, in the form of a single parapet
or of a small rampart. It is sometimes raised in the ditch
and sometimes beyond it. --Wilhelm.
4. (Geom.) A curve or surface which is tangent to each member
of a system of curves or surfaces, the form and position
of the members of the system being allowed to vary
according to some continuous law. Thus, any curve is the
envelope of its tangents.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Coma : \Co"ma\ (k[=o]"m[.a]), n. [NL., fr. Gr. kw^ma lethargy, fr.
koima^n to put to sleep. See Cemetery.]
A state of profound insensibility from which it is difficult
or impossible to rouse a person. See Carus.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Coma : \Co"ma\, n. [L., hair, fr. Gr. ko`mh.]
1. (Astron.) The envelope of a comet; a nebulous covering,
which surrounds the nucleus or body of a comet.
2. (Bot.) A tuft or bunch, -- as the assemblage of branches
forming the head of a tree; or a cluster of bracts when
empty and terminating the inflorescence of a plant; or a
tuft of long hairs on certain seeds.
Coma Berenices[L.] (Astron.), a small constellation north
of Virgo; -- called also Berenice's Hair.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Coma : Cache Only Memory Architecture (SMP)
Based on Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [Acronyms_Dictionary]:
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Coma : Coma: A state of deep unarousable unconsciousness.
Coma may occur as the result of numerous causes including head poisoning , etc.
Based on Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [Acronyms_Dictionary]:
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Example Usage of Coma |
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thomcochrane: Yes I have gone into a Powerpoint-induced Coma #ascilite09 |
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yo_spiderweb: puto msn desde ayer anda de un mamon jajaja que se Coma un allbran entoncesajjaja |
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joordans: @iisocs sua mãe tem problemas e você sabe disso, então deixa ela pra lá e Coma normalmente ._. |
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