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superexplosion

superexplosion noun: a particularly large or intense explosion (in any sense).

Noun

superexplosion (plural superexplosions)

  1. A particularly large or intense explosion (in any sense).
    • The energy corresponds to a constant, uniform temperature of 2.7 K. This actual relic of the primeval ylem superexplosion strongly affirms the Big Bang theories, and appears to verify the Cosmological Principle mentioned earlier.1979, Robert A. Freitas Jr., Xenology: An Introduction to the Scientific Study of Extraterrestrial Life, Intelligence, and Civilization, (Chapter 4. Xenology: The Context of the...
    • These are the criteria required to consider the N individual explosions to act in concert as a single superexplosion.1986, National Radio Astronomy Observatory (U.S.), Gaseous Halos of Galaxies, National Radio Astronomy Observatory, page 88

Forms of superexplosion

pluralsuperexplosions
alternative formsuper explosion
alternative formsuper-explosion

Origin of superexplosion

From super- + explosion.

Questions about superexplosion

What does superexplosion mean?
Superexplosion means a particularly large or intense explosion (in any sense).
What part of speech is superexplosion?
Superexplosion is a noun.
What is the plural of superexplosion?
The plural of superexplosion is superexplosions.

Words near superexplosion in the dictionary

  1. superexploit
  2. superexploitation
  3. superexploited
  4. superexploiting
  5. superexploits
  6. superexplosion
  7. superexplosions
  8. superexplosive
  9. superexplosively
  10. superexplosives
  11. superexponential

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