supernova
nounattested in dialogue
- //ˌsuː.pə(ɹ)ˈnəʊ.və//
A powerful and bright explosion of a massive star, which afterwards becomes a neutron star or a black hole, or is destroyed.
noun
- 1
A powerful and bright explosion of a massive star, which afterwards becomes a neutron star or a black hole, or is destroyed.
- 2
figurativeSomething brilliant.
Cornelius was the only one dressed in muscle but collectively they were a bully supernova.
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.
Forms
- plural
- supernovae, supernovæ, supernovas
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