Complete Definition of "supernova"

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English
Etymology
super- + nova

Noun
en-noun|pl2=supernovae

  1. astronomy A star which explodes, increasing its brightness to typically a billion times that of our sun, though attenuated by the great distance from our sun. Some leave only debris (Type I); others fade to invisibility as neutron stars (Type II).

Translations

Finnish: supernova
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Russian: �ве��нова�

See also
nova

Category:English nouns with irregular plurals


Italian
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Noun
it-noun|supernov|f|a|e

  1. supernova#English|supernova

Related terms
nova#Italian|nova


Spanish

Noun
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  1. supernova#English|supernova

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