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Meaning of failed supernova | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

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An event that ends the fusion lifetime of a large and massive star. It is a partial type-II supernova, where the collapse process occurs, but no significant rebound occurs, and the nascent black hole swallows the incoming implosion resulting in no outbound explosion or subsequent light burst.

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B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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