stripped-envelope supernova
stripped-envelope supernova · stripped-envelope supernovae
A supernova whose spectrum lacks, or is highly deficient in, hydrogen lines, and where…A supernova whose spectrum lacks, or is highly deficient in, hydrogen lines, and where the star has already blown away its outer hydrogen envelope, having exposed the lower enveloping helium layer, prior to the explosion.
Meaning
1 sensesA supernova whose spectrum lacks, or is highly deficient in, hydrogen lines, and where the star has already blown away its outer hydrogen envelope, having exposed the lower enveloping helium layer, prior to the explosion.
Forms
plural: stripped-envelope supernovae| Singular | stripped-envelope supernova |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsSE SN
Word family
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1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular