kometka
//kɔˈmɛt.ka//
Polishnoun
Grammatical form
kometka is the diminutive form of kometa — “comet (small Solar System body consisting mainly of volatile ice, dust, and particles of rock whose very eccentric solar orbit periodically brings it close enough to the Sun that the ice vaporises to form an atmosphere, or coma, which may be blown by the solar wind to produce a visible tail)”.
Definitions
- 1.colloquialbadminton (racquet sport played indoors on a court by two opposing players (singles) or two opposing pairs of players (doubles), in which a shuttlecock is volleyed over a net and the competitions are presided by an umpire in British English and a referee in American English)
- 2.colloquialdatedshuttlecock, birdie (lightweight object that is conical in shape with a cork or rubber-covered nose, used in badminton the way a ball is used in other racquet games)
Synonyms & related words
Etymology
From kometa + -ka.