"comet tail" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: comet tails [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} comet tail (plural comet tails)
  1. (television) A display artifact consisting of a smear of color that appears to follow a moving object in the picture. Categories (topical): Television
    Sense id: en-comet_tail-en-noun-dLsVrFDB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 95 5 Topics: broadcasting, media, television
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see comet, tail.
    Sense id: en-comet_tail-en-noun-hm4RcTt7

Inflected forms

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