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quark nova

quark nova noun: a hypothetical violent explosion resulting from the conversion of a neutron star to a quark star.

Noun

quark nova (plural quark novae or quark novas)

  1. A hypothetical violent explosion resulting from the conversion of a neutron star to a quark star

Forms of quark nova

pluralquark novae
pluralquark novas
alternative formquark-nova

Questions about quark nova

What does quark nova mean?
Quark nova means a hypothetical violent explosion resulting from the conversion of a neutron star to a quark star.
What part of speech is quark nova?
Quark nova is a noun.
What is the plural of quark nova?
The plural of quark nova is quark novae.

Words near quark nova in the dictionary

  1. quarion
  2. quarions
  3. quark
  4. quark matter
  5. quark model
  6. quark nova
  7. quark novae
  8. quark novas
  9. quark nugget
  10. quark star
  11. quark stars

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