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supershell

The English word “supershell” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

  1. A large region carved out of the interstellar medium by the combination of several supernova shells, leading to a lower density of gas and plasma within than without, larger than any single supernova could create.

Etymology

From super- + shell.

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