plerion
/ˈplɪərɪən/ /ˈplɪərɪɒn/Astronomy
noun
A supernova remnant of a relatively short-lived type, characterized by a flat radio spectrum and by radio emission which is not confined to an outer shell but originates in all parts of the remnant's volume.
Origin
1970s. From ancient Greek πλήρης full + -ιον, suffix forming nouns.
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- scillitoxin
- Scillonian
- Scilly Isles
- scimitar
- scimitar-babbler
- scimitarbill
- scimitared
- scimitar-horned
- scimitar-horned oryx
- scimitar oryx
- scincoid
- scind
- scindapsus
- scintigram
- scintigraph
- scintigraphic
- scintigraphically
- scintigraphy
- scintilla
- scintillagraph
- scintillagraphic
- scintilla juris
- scintillant
- scintillascope