McNaughtとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

From Scottish Gaelic Mac Neachdan.

The comet was named after its discoverer, astronomer Robert H. McNaught, who discovered it in 2006.

発音

• IPA: /məkˈnɔːt/
• 韻: -ɔːt

固有名詞

McNaught (countable and uncountable, plural McNaughts)

1. (countable) A surname.
2. A comet in Solar System. A rare comet which was visible to the naked eye, in the southern hemisphere in 2007. The first great comet of the 21st century, and brightest comet in about half-a-century.

同意語

(2007 great comet):

• Great Comet of 2007
• Comet McNaught / McNaught's Comet
• C/2006 P1 (McNaught)

上位語

(2007 great comet):

• comet (type)
• great comet (type)
• Solar System (location)

等位語

(2007 great comet):

• NEOWISE (“C/2020 F3”)
• Hale-Bopp (“C/1995 O1”) (Great Comet of 1997)
• Hyakutake (“C/1996 B2”) (Great Comet of 1996)
• West (“C/1975 V1 or C 1976 VI or C 1975n”) (Great Comet of 1976)
• Kohoutek (“C/1973 E1 or C 1973 XII or C 1973f”)
• Halley (“1/P Halley”) (Halley's Comet/Comet Halley)

参考

• MacNaught
• M'Naught