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nova ()

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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