supernova
Syllables: su·per·no·va/ˌsuː.pə(ɹ)ˈnəʊ.və/
supernova noun: a powerful and bright explosion of a massive star, which afterwards becomes a neutron star or a black hole, or is destroyed.
Noun
supernova (plural supernovae or supernovæ or supernovas)
- A powerful and bright explosion of a massive star, which afterwards becomes a neutron star or a black hole, or is destroyed.
- In these stellar pairings, if the two stars are close together, the white dwarf will siphon mass away from its companion and have an outburst called a nova. And when the white dwarf accumulates too much mass, it will collapse and explode in a supernova. […] “In this kind of supernova, the white...2024 August 21, Ashley Strickland, “An unusual object is moving so fast it could escape the Milky Way. Scientists aren’t certain what it is”, in CNN, archived from the original on 24 Sep 2024
- Something brilliant.
- Cornelius was the only one dressed in muscle but collectively they were a bully supernova.2019 December, Justin Blackburn, The Bisexual Christian Suburban Failure Enlightening Bipolar Blues, page 59
supernova meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Arabic and Malay
supernova in Hindi
- exploding star
- अधिनवतारा adhinavtārā
supernova in Tamil
- மீ ஒளிர் விண்மீன்
supernova in Arabic
- exploding star
- مُسْتَعِر أَعْظَم mustaʕir ʔaʕẓam
supernova in Malay
- exploding star
- supernova
More languagesFewer languages
- supernova in Indonesian
- supernova
- supernova in Persian
- ابرنواختر abar-now-axtar
- supernova in Thai
- มหานวดารา, ซูเปอร์โนวา
- supernova in Vietnamese
- siêu tân tinh
Examples of supernova in a sentence
- The black hole formed as a result of fallback of ejecta onto the neutron star initially created by the supernova explosion.
- The Crab Nebula is the most studied supernova remnant.
- The star might go supernova soon.
Synonyms of supernova
Forms of supernova
| plural | supernovae |
|---|---|
| plural | supernovæ |
| plural | supernovas |
Origin of supernova
From super- + nova.
Words formed from supernova
Phrases with supernova
Words that rhyme with supernova
Questions about supernova
- What does supernova mean?
- Supernova means a powerful and bright explosion of a massive star, which afterwards becomes a neutron star or a black hole, or is destroyed.
- What is supernova in Hindi?
- Supernova in Hindi is अधिनवतारा (adhinavtārā). See Supernova meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is supernova?
- Supernova is a noun.
- How do you pronounce supernova?
- Supernova is pronounced /ˌsuː.pə(ɹ)ˈnəʊ.və/.
- What is the plural of supernova?
- The plural of supernova is supernovae.
Words near supernova in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: supernova (page history and authors); supernova (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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