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kilonovae

kilonovae is the plural of kilonova.

Meaning of kilonova

Noun

kilonova (plural kilonovas or kilonovae)

  1. A type of supernova that is underluminous, caused by the merger of two neutron stars
  2. (informal) A radiation pattern typical of a kilonova.
    • Moreover, during merger neutron-rich matter can be ejected that can shine as a kilonova due to the decay of r-process elements [2–13].2013 November, V Paschalidis, SL Shapiro, “A new scheme for matching general relativistic ideal magnetohydrodynamics to its force-free limit”, in Physical Review D

Questions about kilonovae

What is kilonovae the plural of?
Kilonovae is the plural of kilonova.

Words near kilonovae in the dictionary

  1. kilomoles
  2. kilonewton
  3. kilonewtons
  4. Kilong
  5. kilonova
  6. kilonovae
  7. kilonovas
  8. kilonucleotide
  9. kilonucleotides
  10. kiloohm
  11. kiloohms

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