noun
Astronomical term for the nebulous envelope around a comet's nucleus.
彗星のコマは、太陽に近づくと明るく輝く。
A comet's coma shines brightly as it approaches the sun.
noun
coma; comatic aberration
Optical aberration causing off-axis points to appear as comet-shaped blurs.
このレンズはコマが少なく、星像がシャープだ。
This lens has little coma, so star images are sharp.