How to pronounce supercell
American English pronunciation
SOO-per-sel
- IPA
- /ˈsupɚˌsɛl/
- Syllables
- SOO · per · sel (3 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What supercell means
A huge, long-lasting thunderstorm with a spinning core
In a sentence: The weather reporter warned that a supercell could bring big hail to our town tonight.
Where it comes from: Weather experts made it from super-, meaning extra large or beyond, and cell, their word for the churning heart of a storm.
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