superbubble

English

Etymology

From super- +‎ bubble.

Pronunciation

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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):

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