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KN

KN is the abbreviation 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

Forms of KN

pluralKNe
pluralKNs

Questions about KN

What is KN the abbreviation of?
KN is the abbreviation of kilonova.

Words near KN in the dictionary

  1. Kmoch
  2. kmph
  3. kmps
  4. kms
  5. kmt
  6. KN
  7. KN94
  8. KN94s
  9. KN95
  10. KN95s
  11. knaa

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