Nova

Noun

 * 1)  any sudden brightening of a previously inconspicuous star

Derived terms

 * supernova
 * hypernova
 * dwarf nova


 * red nova
 * nova renmant
 * supernova remnant

Thesaurus
Beehive, Cepheid variable, Hertzsprung-Russell diagram, Hyades, Messier catalog, NGC, Pleiades, Seven Sisters, absolute magnitude, binary star, black hole, double star, dwarf star, fixed star, giant star, globular cluster, gravity star, magnitude, main sequence star, mass-luminosity law, neutron star, open cluster, populations, pulsar, quasar, quasi-stellar radio source, radio star, red giant star, relative magnitude, sky atlas, spectrum-luminosity diagram, star, star catalog, star chart, star cloud, star cluster, stellar magnitude, supernova, variable star, white dwarf star

Etymology
Feminine nominative singular of the Latin adjective novus (new). The feminine is used since the Latin word for star, stella is feminine; thus nova is a shortening of nova stella (new star).

Translations

 * Esperanto:
 * Finnish:
 * French: nova
 * German: Nova


 * Italian:
 * Japanese:
 * Spanish:

Anagrams

 * Avon

Adjective

 * 1) new
 * Oni ne povas instrui al maljuna hundo novajn ruzojn.
 * You cannot teach an old dogs new tricks.

Noun

 * 1) nova (sudden brightening of a previously inconspicuous star)

Derived terms

 * supernova

Anagrams

 * vaon

Adjective

 * 1) new

Noun

 * 1) nova

Derived terms

 * ipernova
 * supernova

Anagrams

 * vano

Adjective
nova



novā

Noun

 * 1) nova

Adjective
nova