supernova en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super-lbor. English super- English nova English supernova From super- + nova.
Meanings
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A powerful and bright explosion of a massive star, which afterwards becomes a neutron star or a black hole, or is destroyed.
In these stellar pairings, if the two stars are close together, the white dwarf will siphon mass away from its companion and have an outburst called a nova. And when the white dwarf accumulates too much mass, it will collapse and explode in a supernova. […] “In this kind of supernova, the white dwarf is completely destroyed, so its companion is released and flies off at whatever orbital speed it was originally moving, plus a little bit of a kick from the supernova explosion as well,” Burgasser said.
2024 August 21, Ashley Strickland, “An unusual object is moving so fast it could escape the Milky Way. Scientists aren’t certain what it is”, in CNN, archived from the original on 24 Sep 2024:
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(figuratively) Something brilliant.
Cornelius was the only one dressed in muscle but collectively they were a bully supernova.
2019 December, Justin Blackburn, The Bisexual Christian Suburban Failure Enlightening Bipolar Blues, page 59:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| supernovae | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| supernovas | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| supernovæ | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
stripped-envelope supernova · supernoval · presupernova · failed supernova · supernova impostor · supernova remnant · go supernova
Hyponyms
fast-evolving luminous transient
Relateds
red nova · nova · hypernova · dwarf nova · unnova · micronova
Synonyms
Translations (59)
ko 초신성 (exploding star) · kk ғаламатжұлдыз (exploding star) · eu supernoba (exploding star) · ru сверхно́вая (exploding star) · lv pārnova (exploding star) · lv supernova (exploding star) · ru сверхно́вая звезда́ (exploding star) · hi अधिनवतारा (exploding star) · pt supernova (exploding star) · is sprengistjarna (exploding star) · de Supernova (exploding star) · cmn 超新星 (exploding star) · es supernova (exploding star) · sh супернова (exploding star) · ro supernovă (exploding star) · th ซูเปอร์โนวา (exploding star) · ga ollnóva (exploding star) · tr süpernova (exploding star) · hu szupernóva (exploding star) · et supernoova (exploding star) · lt supernova (exploding star) · mn нэн шинэ од (exploding star) · pl supernowa (exploding star) · sq supernovë (exploding star) · uk наднова́ зі́рка (exploding star) · sl supernova (exploding star) · sh supernova (exploding star) · nrf supèrnova (exploding star) · he סוּפֶּרְנוֹבָה (exploding star) · uk наднова́ (exploding star) · ru суперно́ва (exploding star) · cs supernova (exploding star) · mi whetū ahoaho (exploding star) · fi supernova (exploding star) · el υπερκαινοφανής (exploding star) · id supernova (exploding star) · sv supernova (exploding star) · nb supernova (exploding star) · bg свръхно́ва (exploding star) · th มหานวดารา (exploding star) · fr supernova (exploding star) · it supernova (exploding star) · nn supernova (exploding star) · eo supernovao (exploding star) · da supernova (exploding star) · ar مُسْتَعِر أَعْظَم (exploding star) · sk supernova (exploding star) · fa ابرنواختر (exploding star) · ms supernova (exploding star) · af supernova (exploding star) · ka ზეახალი ვარსკვლავი (exploding star) · vi siêu tân tinh (exploding star) · ca supernova (exploding star) · be звышно́вая (exploding star) · nl supernova (exploding star) · cy uwchnofa (exploding star) · mk супернова (exploding star) · mt supernova (exploding star) · ja 超新星 (exploding star)