supernova
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++su·per·no·va /ˌsuːpəˈnəʊvə $ -pərˈnoʊ-/ noun (plural supernovae or supernovas) [countable] HAa very large exploding star 〔天文学中的〕超新星
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supernova• Modern detectors which should be capable of detecting the gravitational waves from a supernova collapse in our Galaxy are described.• These are colossal outbursts: at its peak a supernova may become at least fifteen million times as luminous as the Sun.• Another theory suggests that a supernova explosion occurred, destroying the companion sun and scattering its material toward our Sun.• Scientists are concerned that a special event, such as a sunspot or supernova might occur during this long period of communications blackout.• So far, no one has found a possible candidate for the supernova that might have represented the Star of Bethlehem.• The faint-object camera has also been looking at the remnants of the supernova which excited astronomers in 1987.• Some of the supernova debris has recently been found in meteorites.• By distorting them, supernova explosions may lead to the shredding of otherwise stable clouds by the tidal field of the nucleus.su·per·no·va nounChineseSyllable
a star Corpus large exploding very
supernova
su‧per‧no‧va /ˌsuːpəˈnəʊvə $ -pərˈnoʊ-/
noun (plural supernovae or supernovas) [countable]
a very large exploding star
■ in the sky
▪star a large ball of burning gas in space, which can be seen at night as a point of light in the sky: The dark night sky was clear and full of stars.
▪planet one of the large objects that goes around the sun, for example the Earth, Saturn, Mercury, or Mars: The planet Uranus was discovered in 1781.
▪sun the star that gives us light and heat, around which the planets move. There are also many millions of other suns in the universe: The sun came out from behind a cloud. | a dying sun
▪moon the round object that moves around the Earth every 28 days, or a similar object that goes around another planet: The moon rose in the night sky. | Titan is one of the moons of Saturn.
▪asteroid a mass of rock that moves around the sun. Most asteroids are found between Jupiter and Mars: the asteroid belt
▪pulsar a type of star that is far away in space and produces radiation and RADIO WAVES
▪quasar an object like a star that is far away in space and shines extremely brightly
▪supernova a very large exploding star
▪constellation a group of stars that forms a particular pattern and has a name: The constellation of Orion is one of the most easily recognizable patterns of stars in the night sky.
▪galaxy one of the large groups of stars that make up the universe: Astronomers have detected a galaxy 11 billion light years away.
▪the universe all space, including all the stars and planets: How many planets in the universe have life?
su‧per‧no‧va /ˌsuːpəˈnəʊvə $ -pərˈnoʊ-/
noun (plural supernovae or supernovas) [countable]a very large exploding star
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