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stripped-envelope supernova

stripped-envelope supernova noun: a supernova whose spectrum lacks, or is highly deficient in, hydrogen lines, and where the star has already blown away its outer hydrogen envelope, having exposed the lower enveloping helium layer, prior to the explosion.

Noun

stripped-envelope supernova (plural stripped-envelope supernovae)

  1. A supernova whose spectrum lacks, or is highly deficient in, hydrogen lines, and where the star has already blown away its outer hydrogen envelope, having exposed the lower enveloping helium layer, prior to the explosion.
    Synonyms:
    SE SN

Synonyms of stripped-envelope supernova

Forms of stripped-envelope supernova

pluralstripped-envelope supernovae

Questions about stripped-envelope supernova

What does stripped-envelope supernova mean?
Stripped-envelope supernova means a supernova whose spectrum lacks, or is highly deficient in, hydrogen lines, and where the star has already blown away its outer hydrogen envelope, having exposed the lower enveloping helium layer, prior to the explosion.
What part of speech is stripped-envelope supernova?
Stripped-envelope supernova is a noun.
What is the plural of stripped-envelope supernova?
The plural of stripped-envelope supernova is stripped-envelope supernovae.

Words near stripped-envelope supernova in the dictionary

  1. stripped down
  2. stripped off
  3. stripped out
  4. stripped to the waist
  5. stripped-down
  6. stripped-envelope supernova
  7. stripped-envelope supernovae
  8. strippedness
  9. stripper
  10. stripper cake
  11. stripper cakes

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