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Definition of nova in English: novanounPlural novas, Plural novae ˈnəʊvəˈnoʊvə Astronomy A star showing a sudden large increase in brightness and then slowly returning to its original state over a few months. 〔天文〕新星。参见SUPERNOVA See also supernova Example sentencesExamples - For example, amateurs have always been to the fore in discovering comets and novae, hunting for supernovae, and monitoring events happening on the planets.
- The camera pans across a galaxy of stars and planets, novae, and nebulae twinkling in the blackness.
- Environments are filled with planets, black holes, novas, asteroids and wormholes among other objects, and each is rendered with stunning detail.
- For the same reason, the Star is unlikely to have been a nova, even though Chinese astrologers recorded the appearance of bright novae or ‘guest stars’ in March, 5 BC and April, 4 BC.
- As matter builds in the space between the stars, the increase in energy can cause matter to be ejected from the system as a nova or supernova.
OriginLate 19th century: from Latin, feminine of novus 'new' (because such stars were thought to be newly formed). RhymesCanova, Casanova, clover, Dover, drover, Grsbover, Jehovah, left-over, Markova, Moldova, moreover, Navrátilová, ova, over, Pavlova, rover, trover, up-and-over Definition of nova in US English: novanounˈnōvəˈnoʊvə Astronomy A star showing a sudden large increase in brightness and then slowly returning to its original state over a few months. 〔天文〕新星。参见SUPERNOVA See also supernova Example sentencesExamples - As matter builds in the space between the stars, the increase in energy can cause matter to be ejected from the system as a nova or supernova.
- Environments are filled with planets, black holes, novas, asteroids and wormholes among other objects, and each is rendered with stunning detail.
- For the same reason, the Star is unlikely to have been a nova, even though Chinese astrologers recorded the appearance of bright novae or ‘guest stars’ in March, 5 BC and April, 4 BC.
- For example, amateurs have always been to the fore in discovering comets and novae, hunting for supernovae, and monitoring events happening on the planets.
- The camera pans across a galaxy of stars and planets, novae, and nebulae twinkling in the blackness.
OriginLate 19th century: from Latin, feminine of novus ‘new’ (because such stars were thought to be newly formed). |