"supermassive" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-supermassive.wav Forms: more supermassive [comparative], most supermassive [superlative]
Etymology: From super- + massive. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|super|massive}} super- + massive Head templates: {{en-adj}} supermassive (comparative more supermassive, superlative most supermassive)
  1. (especially military, engineering, sciences) Extremely massive; of extraordinary mass. Tags: especially Categories (topical): Engineering, Military, Sciences Derived forms: supermassive black hole, supermassive star Translations (very massive): supermassiivinen (Finnish), supermasivo (Spanish)
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