millinova
millinova noun: a transient astronomical event, where a bright explosion occurs accompanied by a burst of soft X-rays, becoming a transient soft X-ray source. Explosion source is as yet unidentified, though thought to be produced by white dwarfs, similarly to classical nova, dwarf nova, type Ia supernova, though less powerful. Millinova can be recurrent.
Noun
millinova (plural millinovas or millinovae)
- A transient astronomical event, where a bright explosion occurs accompanied by a burst of soft X-rays, becoming a transient soft X-ray source. Explosion source is as yet unidentified, though thought to be produced by white dwarfs, similarly to classical nova, dwarf nova, type Ia supernova, though less powerful. Millinova can be recurrent.
Forms of millinova
| plural | millinovas |
|---|---|
| plural | millinovae |
Origin of millinova
milli- + nova. From being a transient event akin to a nova, but much less powerful.
Questions about millinova
- What does millinova mean?
- Millinova means a transient astronomical event, where a bright explosion occurs accompanied by a burst of soft X-rays, becoming a transient soft X-ray source. Explosion source is as yet unidentified, though thought to be produced by white dwarfs, similarly to classical nova, dwarf nova, type Ia supernova, though less powerful. Millinova can be recurrent.
- What part of speech is millinova?
- Millinova is a noun.
- What is the plural of millinova?
- The plural of millinova is millinovas.
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