Definitions | supernova |
| noun (pl2=supernovae)
- (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: Etymology: super- + nova
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