stripped-envelope supernova

noun

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.

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SE SN
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Meanings

nounstripped-envelope supernova (plural stripped-envelope supernovae)

plural stripped-envelope supernovae

  1. astronomyA 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.

    Synonyms: SE SN

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA 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.

Similar
SE SN
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APA

stripped-envelope supernova. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stripped-envelope%20supernova

MLA

“stripped-envelope supernova.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stripped-envelope%20supernova. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stripped-envelope supernova,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stripped-envelope%20supernova.

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