supernova

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Noun

supernova (plural supernovas or supernovae)

1. (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).

Synonyms

• SN abbreviation

Translations

• French: supernova
• German: Supernova
• Italian: supernova
• Portuguese: supernova
• Russian: сверхно́вая звезда́
• Spanish: supernova

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