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superbubble

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
su-per-bub-ble
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A very large region of space, relatively free of matter, carved out of the interstellar medium by the combination of multiple supernova bubbles resulting from supernovae.

Etymology

From super- + bubble.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

superbubbles (plural)

Phrases

circumgalactic medium intergalactic cloud intergalactic medium interplanetary medium interstellar cloud interstellar medium intracluster medium

Frequently Paired Words

heliosphere astrosphere circumgalactic medium intergalactic cloud intergalactic medium interplanetary medium interstellar cloud interstellar medium

Synonyms

supershell

Questions

What does superbubble mean?
A very large region of space, relatively free of matter, carved out of the interstellar medium by the combination of multiple supernova bubbles resulting from supernovae.
Where does superbubble come from?
From super- + bubble.

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