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hypernova

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • rhymes with -əʊvə

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noun

Meaning 1

The gravitational collapse of a massive star to form a black hole.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Hellenic *hupér Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér) Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der. English hyper- English nova English hypernova From hyper- + nova.

Across languages

Translations

20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: hipernova — the gravitational collapse of a massive star to form a black hole
  • Chinese Mandarin: 極超新星 /极超新星 (jíchāoxīnxīng) — the gravitational collapse of a massive star to form a black hole
  • Czech: hypernova — the gravitational collapse of a massive star to form a black hole
  • Danish: hypernova — the gravitational collapse of a massive star to form a black hole
  • Dutch: hypernova — the gravitational collapse of a massive star to form a black hole
  • Finnish: hypernova — the gravitational collapse of a massive star to form a black hole
  • French: hypernova — the gravitational collapse of a massive star to form a black hole
  • German: Hypernova — the gravitational collapse of a massive star to form a black hole
  • Greek: υπερκαινοφανής (yperkainofanís) — the gravitational collapse of a massive star to form a black hole
  • Hungarian: hipernóva — the gravitational collapse of a massive star to form a black hole
  • Italian: ipernova — the gravitational collapse of a massive star to form a black hole
  • Lithuanian: hipernova — the gravitational collapse of a massive star to form a black hole
  • Norwegian Bokmål: hypernova — the gravitational collapse of a massive star to form a black hole
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: hypernova — the gravitational collapse of a massive star to form a black hole
  • Polish: hipernowa — the gravitational collapse of a massive star to form a black hole
  • Portuguese: hipernova — the gravitational collapse of a massive star to form a black hole
  • Russian: гиперновая (gipernovaja) — the gravitational collapse of a massive star to form a black hole
  • Russian: гиперновая звезда́ (gipernovaja zvezdá) — the gravitational collapse of a massive star to form a black hole
  • Spanish: hipernova — the gravitational collapse of a massive star to form a black hole
  • Swedish: hypernova — the gravitational collapse of a massive star to form a black hole