Meanings
nounhypernova (plural hypernovas or hypernovae)
plural hypernovas · plural hypernovae
- astronomyThe gravitational collapse of a massive star to form a black hole.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*úp
- Proto-Indo-European*upér
- Proto-Hellenic*hupér
- Ancient Greekῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér)
- Ancient Greekῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)
- Englishhyper-
- Proto-Indo-European*nu
- Proto-Indo-European*néwos
- Proto-Italic*nowos
- Latinnovus
- Englishnova
- Englishhypernova
Translations
Catalan hipernova
- hipernovathe gravitational collapse of a massive star to form a black hole
Chinese Mandarin 極超新星 /极超新星
- 極超新星 /极超新星 (jíchāoxīnxīng)the gravitational collapse of a massive star to form a black hole
Czech hypernova
- hypernovathe gravitational collapse of a massive star to form a black hole
Danish hypernova
- hypernovathe gravitational collapse of a massive star to form a black hole
Dutch hypernova
- hypernovathe gravitational collapse of a massive star to form a black hole
Finnish hypernova
- hypernovathe gravitational collapse of a massive star to form a black hole
French hypernova
- hypernovathe gravitational collapse of a massive star to form a black hole
German Hypernova
- Hypernovathe gravitational collapse of a massive star to form a black hole
Greek υπερκαινοφανής
- υπερκαινοφανής (yperkainofanís)the gravitational collapse of a massive star to form a black hole
Hungarian hipernóva
- hipernóvathe gravitational collapse of a massive star to form a black hole
Italian ipernova
- ipernovathe gravitational collapse of a massive star to form a black hole
Lithuanian hipernova
- hipernovathe gravitational collapse of a massive star to form a black hole
Norwegian Bokmål hypernova
- hypernovathe gravitational collapse of a massive star to form a black hole
Polish hipernowa
- hipernowathe gravitational collapse of a massive star to form a black hole
Portuguese hipernova
- hipernovathe gravitational collapse of a massive star to form a black hole
Russian гиперновая, гиперновая звезда́
- гиперновая (gipernovaja)the gravitational collapse of a massive star to form a black hole
- гиперновая звезда́ (gipernovaja zvezdá)the gravitational collapse of a massive star to form a black hole
Spanish hipernova
- hipernovathe gravitational collapse of a massive star to form a black hole
Swedish hypernova
- hypernovathe gravitational collapse of a massive star to form a black hole
Rhymes & wordplay
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APA
hypernova. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypernova
MLA
“hypernova.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypernova. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hypernova,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypernova.
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