supernovanoun [ C ]
uk/ˌsuː.pəˈnəʊ.və/us/ˌsuː.pɚˈnoʊ.və/plural supernovae uk/-viː/ussupernovasa star that has exploded, strongly increasing its brightness for a few months
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Astronomy
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- astrolabe
- astronomer
- geostationary orbit
- gibbous
- heavenly body
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- Pleiades
- plough
- Pluto
- Polaris
- Uranus
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- vernal equinox
- wane
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