"supernova impostor" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: supernova impostors [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒstə(ɹ) Etymology: From being mistaken for a supernova. Head templates: {{en-noun}} supernova impostor (plural supernova impostors)
  1. (astronomy) An extremely energetic stellar flare event that is bright enough to be mistaken for a supernova, but through later spectral analysis is revealed to not be one. Categories (topical): Stars Coordinate_terms: failed supernova, supernova, hypernova, nova
    Sense id: en-supernova_impostor-en-noun-7SngbcS3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Supernovas Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences

Inflected forms

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