Associations to the word «Supernova»

Wiktionary

SUPERNOVA, noun. (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).
SUPERNOVA REMNANT, noun. (astronomy) A nebula that is formed from supernova explosion debris.
SUPERNOVA REMNANTS, noun. Plural of supernova remnant

Dictionary definition

SUPERNOVA, noun. A star that explodes and becomes extremely luminous in the process.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats