superbubble

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superbubble

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Etymology

From super- +‎ bubble.

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Noun

superbubble (plural superbubbles)

1. (astronomy) A very large region of space, relatively free of matter, carved out of the interstellar medium by the combination of multiple supernova bubbles resulting from supernovae.

Synonyms

• (astronomy): supershell

Translations

Translations

Chinese: Mandarin: 超級氣泡 / 超级气泡 (chāojí qìpào)

See also

(space plasmas):

• astrosphere
  • heliosphere
• circumgalactic medium (“CGM”)
• intergalactic cloud
• intergalactic medium (“IGM”)
• interplanetary medium (“IPM”)
• interstellar cloud
• interstellar medium (“ISM”)
• intracluster medium (“ICM”)
• nebula