failed supernova (English, noun)
expansion: failed supernova (plural failed supernovae or failed supernovas)
Senses:
topics: astronomy
natural-sciences
glosses: 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.
Forms:
form: failed supernovae
tags: plural
form: failed supernovas
tags: plural