micronova

English

Etymology

Coined by the Suspicious0bservers citizen science team, led by Ben Davidson. From micro- +‎ nova.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈmaɪ.kɹo.nəʊ.və/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈmaɪ.kɹo.noʊ.və/
• Rhymes: -əʊvə

Noun

micronova (plural micronovae or micronovas)

1. (astronomy) A stellar outburst about one millionth the strength of a classical nova.
   • 2021, Ben Davidson, The Next End of the World: The Rebirth of Catastrophism, Chapter 5.1, p.42:

     The pressure eventually overcomes the outer shell, erupting in a micronova.

Related terms

• dwarf nova
• failed supernova
• hypernova
• kilonova
• nova
• nova remnant
• red nova
• supernova
• supernova imposter
• supernova remnant
• unnova

 

Translations

stellar phenomenon

• Arabic: ميكرونوفا
• Chinese: 微新星
• Dutch: micronova (nl) f
• Esperanto: mikronovao
• Finnish: mikronova (fi)
• French: micronova f
• German: Mikronova f
• Greek: μικρονόβα m (mikronóva), μικροκαινοφανής m (mikrokainofanís)
• Hebrew: מיקרונובה
• Hindi: माइक्रोनोवा (māikronovā)
• Italian: micronova (it) f
• Persian: میکرونووا
• Polish: mikronowa f
• Romanian: micronovă
• Russian: микроновая f (mikronovaja), микронова f (mikronova)
• Spanish: micronova (es) f
• Swedish: mikronova c
• Turkish: mikronova

Dutch

Etymology

micro- +‎ nova

Pronunciation

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Noun

micronova f (plural micronovae or micronova's, diminutive micronovaatje n)

1. (astronomy) A micronova.

Related terms

• dwergnova
• hypernova
• kilonova
• nova
• supernova

 

Italian

Etymology

From micro- +‎ nova.

Noun

micronova f (plural micronove)

1. (astronomy) a micronova

Related terms

• ipernova
• kilonova
• nova
• nova nana
• supernova

 

Spanish

Etymology

From micro- +‎ nova.

Noun

micronova f (plural micronovas)

1. (astronomy) micronova

Related terms

• hipernova
• kilonova
• nova
• nova enana
• supernova