supermassive
adjective
su·per·mas·sive
ˌsü-pər-ˈma-siv 
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Radio galaxies are galaxies dominated by feeding supermassive black holes that launch out powerful jets of matter at near-light speeds.
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Robert Lea, Space.com, 20 June 2025
Quasars are the conspicuously bright cores of remote galaxies that harbor actively feeding supermassive black holes.
—Lee Billings, Scientific American, 18 June 2025
Galaxy clusters also contain supermassive black holes that play a major role in the birth of the intercluster medium (ICM), a cornerstone of new star formation that consists of hot plasma that fills the space in between galaxies.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 13 June 2025
There may not yet be telescopes capable of unlocking all the secrets of supermassive black holes, but AI is now on the case.
—Jorge Garay, Wired News, 11 June 2025
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Robert Lea, Space.com, 20 June 2025
Quasars are the conspicuously bright cores of remote galaxies that harbor actively feeding supermassive black holes.
—Lee Billings, Scientific American, 18 June 2025
Galaxy clusters also contain supermassive black holes that play a major role in the birth of the intercluster medium (ICM), a cornerstone of new star formation that consists of hot plasma that fills the space in between galaxies.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 13 June 2025
There may not yet be telescopes capable of unlocking all the secrets of supermassive black holes, but AI is now on the case.
—Jorge Garay, Wired News, 11 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for supermassive
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“Supermassive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/supermassive. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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