About The Word Nova
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Nova
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What's The Definition Of Nova?
[n] a star that ejects some of its material in the form of a cloud and become more luminous in the process
Synonyms | Synonyms for Nova: Related Terms | Find terms related to Nova: absolute magnitude | Beehive | binary star | black hole | Cepheid variable | double star | dwarf star | fixed star | giant star | globular cluster | gravity star | Hertzsprung-Russell diagram | Hyades | magnitude | main sequence star | mass-luminosity law | Messier catalog | neutron star | NGC | open cluster | Pleiades | populations | pulsar | quasar | quasi-stellar radio source | radio star | red giant star | relative magnitude | Seven Sisters | sky atlas | spectrum-luminosity diagram | star | star catalog | star chart | star cloud | star cluster | stellar magnitude | supernova | variable star | white dwarf star See Also | star Nova In Webster's Dictionary \No"va\ (n[=o]"v[.a]), n.; pl. L. {Nov[ae]} (-v[=e]), E.
{Novas} (-v[.a]z). [L., fem. sing. of novus new.] (Astron.)
A new star, usually appearing suddenly, shining for a brief
period, and then sinking into obscurity. Such appearances are
supposed to result from cosmic collisions, as of a dark star
with interstellar nebulosities.
Note: The most important modern nov[ae] are:
{No"va Co*ro"n[ae] Bo`re*a"lis}[1866];
{No"va Cyg"ni}[1876];
{No"va An*dro"me*d[ae]}[1885];
{No"va Au*ri"g[ae]}[1891-92];
{No"va Per"se*i}[1901]. There are two nov[ae] called {Nova
Persei}. They are:
(a) A small nova which appeared in 1881.
(b) An extraordinary nova which appeared in Perseus in 1901.
It was first sighted on February 22, and for one night
(February 23) was the brightest star in the sky. By July
it had almost disappeared, after which faint surrounding
nebulous masses were discovered, apparently moving
radially outward from the star at incredible velocity.
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