carbon detonation (English, noun)
expansion: carbon detonation (countable and uncountable, plural carbon detonations)
Senses:
topics: astronomy
natural-sciences
qualifier: nuclear physics
glosses: The explosive ignition of thermonuclear fusion within a carbon-oxygen white dwarf star that occurs when its mass exceeds approximately 1.4 times that of the Sun (due to accretion of material or merger with another star), producing a supernova which completely destroys the star.
tags: countable
uncountable
Forms:
form: carbon detonations
tags: plural