supernova

English

noun
Definitions
  • (star) The explosion of a star, which increases 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).

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Prefix from English nova.

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nova

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