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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

coma

/ˈkoʊmə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.74 in modern English

Syllables
co-ma
IPA
/ˈkoʊmə/
8
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A state of unconsciousness from which one may not wake up, usually induced by some form of trauma.

noun

A cloud of dust surrounding the nucleus of a comet.

noun

A defect characterized by diffuse, pear-shaped images that in an ideal image would appear as points.

noun

A tuft or bunch, such as the assemblage of branches forming the head of a tree, a cluster of bracts when empty and terminating the inflorescence of a plant, or a tuft of long hairs on certain seeds.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek κῶμα (kôma, “deep sleep”).

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈkoʊmə/
  • British English: /ˈkəʊmə/

Inflected Forms

comas (plural) comae (plural)

Derived Forms

comalike comatic comatose precoma pseudocoma semicoma

Phrases

coma vigil coma vigile dot-coma food coma hyperosmolar coma hyperosmolar hyperglycemic nonketoic coma induced coma turkey coma

Frequently Paired Words

comatose persistent vegetative state brain death

Synonyms

comatoseness

Homonyms

comber (non-rhotic)

Rhymes With

oklahoma lymphoma aroma melanoma carcinoma sonoma glaucoma loma moma paloma mesothelioma oma

Questions

How do you pronounce coma?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkoʊmə/.
What does coma mean?
A state of unconsciousness from which one may not wake up, usually induced by some form of trauma.
Where does coma come from?
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek κῶμα (kôma, “deep sleep”).

How to pronounce coma

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