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supernova impostor

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.63 in modern English

Syllables
su-per-nova im-pos-tor
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
5
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An extremely energetic stellar flare event that is bright enough to be mistaken for a supernova, but through later spectral analysis is revealed to not be one.

Etymology

From being mistaken for a supernova.

Inflected Forms

supernova impostors (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

failed supernova supernova hypernova nova

Questions

What does supernova impostor mean?
An extremely energetic stellar flare event that is bright enough to be mistaken for a supernova, but through later spectral analysis is revealed to not be one.
Where does supernova impostor come from?
From being mistaken for a supernova.

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