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proto-neutron star

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.02 in modern English

Syllables
pro-to-neu-tron s-tar
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The degenerate core of a massive star, prior to its emergence after a supernova as a neutron star.

Etymology

From proto- + neutron star.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

proto-neutron stars (plural) protoneutron star (alternative)

Derived Forms

PNS

Synonyms

PNS

Questions

What does proto-neutron star mean?
The degenerate core of a massive star, prior to its emergence after a supernova as a neutron star.
Where does proto-neutron star come from?
From proto- + neutron star.

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