supernova

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Derived terms 1.2.2 Related terms 1.2.3 Translations 1.3 See also 2 Galician 2.1 Noun 3 Italian 3.1 Noun 3.1.1 Related terms 4 Spanish 4.1 Noun

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super- + nova

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supernova (plural supernovas or supernovae)

1. (astronomy) A star which explodes, increasing its brightness to typically a billion times that of our sun, though attenuated by the great distance from our sun. Some leave only debris (Type I); others fade to invisibility as neutron stars (Type II).

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• supernova remnant

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• nova
• dwarf nova
• hypernova
• red nova

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• nova

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supernova f. (plural supernovas)

1. supernova

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supernova f. (plural supernove)

1. supernova

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• nova

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supernova m. (plural supernovas)

1. supernova