supernova
/ˌsuː.pə(ɹ)ˈnəʊ.və/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.13 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A powerful and bright explosion of a massive star, which afterwards becomes a neutron star or a black hole, or is destroyed.
Example Sentences
- "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 dwarf is completely destroyed, so its companion is released and flies off at whatever orbital speed it was originally moving, plus a little bit of a kick from the supernova explosion as well,” Burgasser said."
- "Cornelius was the only one dressed in muscle but collectively they were a bully supernova."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super-lbor. English super- English nova English supernova From super- + nova.