supernova impostor
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From being mistaken for a supernova.
Pronunciation
[edit]- Rhymes: -ɒstə(ɹ)
Noun
[edit]supernova impostor (plural supernova impostors)
- (astronomy) 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.