NOVA


Meaning of NOVA in English

— novalike , adj.

/noh"veuh/ , n. , pl. novas, novae /-vee/ . Astron.

a star that suddenly becomes thousands of times brighter and then gradually fades to its original intensity. Cf. supernova .

[ 1680-90; novus NEW ]

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