nova
nova
Definition
nova (nō′və)
noun pl. -·vas or -·vae-vē
Astron. a type of variable star that suddenly increases in brightness by thousands to hundreds of thousands of times up to 14 magnitudes, and then decreases in brightness over a period of months to years
Etymology: ModL < L nova (stella), new (star) < novus, new
nova
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- go: Come to that, the sun probably won't go nova.
- see: For the record 1 saw a twin engined nova @ Trax a few years back ( car engines, not bike ).
- have: If we had a super nova relatively locally to us here in our galaxy, this could be catastrophic to us.
Adjective modifier
- recurrent: Exploding Star within a Star - a recurrent nova!
- super: A veritable super nova in the black void that is Woodford.
- classical: Classical novae are seen to erupt once, and the amplitude of the outburst is the largest among CVs.
- bright: Nova rising soon after to mag 4 making it one of the brightest novae for some years.
- old: Old novae are therefore surrounded by shells of ejected matter illuminated by the light from the central binary system.
Modifies a noun
- scotia: I recently listed an article from the nova scotia times which recieved a lot of interest.
- outburst: The case of the classical nova outburst has been mentioned above.
- explosion: M80 is also unusual because it was the site of a nova explosion in the year 1860.
- shell: The next step will be to acquire images and spectra of nova shells and PNs and compare them with our model.
- rhythm: The dark lyrics are encased by pristine harmonies and bossa nova rhythms to give an air of dislocated bohemia.
- online: NOVA Online - Animal Hospital Website for a television program.
Noun used with modifier
- bossa: The gorgeous Parts Per Million has a sweet bossa nova vibe over a layered vocal.
- halifax: There was only to be a of halifax nova.
- dwarf: Another type of nova is the " dwarf nova " .
- vauxhall: The wooden spoilers on their vauxhall nova 's give a great effect... .
- astronomia: Astronomia nova ( Heidelberg, 1609 ), 113 - 114; KGW 3, 177 - 178.
- terra: My yearning for discovery now had a focus; my oceans would be libraries, my terra nova the workings of his mind.
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