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- [soo-per-noh-vuh]
- /ˌsu pərˈnoʊ və/
- /ˌsuː.pəˈnəʊ.və/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [soo-per-noh-vuh]
- /ˌsu pərˈnoʊ və/
Definitions of supernova word
- noun plural supernova the explosion of a star, possibly caused by gravitational collapse, during which the star's luminosity increases by as much as 20 magnitudes and most of the star's mass is blown away at very high velocity, sometimes leaving behind an extremely dense core. 1
- noun plural supernova the star undergoing such an explosion. 1
- noun supernova astronomy: exploding star 1
- countable noun supernova A supernova is an exploding star. 0
- noun supernova a star that explodes catastrophically owing to either instabilities following the exhaustion of its nuclear fuel or gravitational collapse following the accretion of matter from an orbiting companion star, becoming for a few days up to one hundred million times brighter than the sun. The expanding shell of debris (the supernova remnant) creates a nebula that radiates radio waves, X-rays, and light, for hundreds or thousands of years 0
- noun supernova a rare, extremely bright nova that suddenly increases up to a billion times in brightness and reaches an absolute magnitude of c. -16 0
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Origin of supernova
First appearance:
before 1925 One of the 11% newest English words
First recorded in 1925-30; super- + nova
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Parts of speech for Supernova
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supernova popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
supernova usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for supernova
noun supernova
- black hole — Black holes are areas in space, where gravity is so strong that nothing, not even light, can escape from them. Black holes are thought to be formed by collapsed stars.
- nova — a star that suddenly becomes thousands of times brighter and then gradually fades to its original intensity.
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