English Explanatory Dictionary

carbon detonation

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The explosive ignition of thermonuclear fusion within a carbon-oxygen white dwarf star that occurs when its mass exceeds approximately 1.4 times that of the Sun (due to accretion of material or merger with another star), producing a supernova which completely destroys the star.

Word forms

carbon detonation carbon detonations
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