Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hypernova

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.25 in modern English

Syllables: hy-per-no-va
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The gravitational collapse of a massive star to form a black hole.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Hellenic *hupér Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér) Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der. English hyper- English nova English hypernova From hyper- + nova.

Inflected Forms

hypernovas (plural) hypernovae (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

collapsar

Rhymes With

nova terra nova moldova ova jehovah supernova casanova villanova pavlova micronova

Questions

What does hypernova mean?: The gravitational collapse of a massive star to form a black hole.
Where does hypernova come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Hellenic *hupér Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér) Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der. English hyper- English nova English hypernova From hyper- + nova.

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