nova
/ˈnoʊ.və/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.92 in modern English
7
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
name
A female given name from Latin.
name
Alternative letter-case form of NoVA.
name
name
Alternative letter-case form of NoVA (“North Virginia”).
Example Sentences
- "In these stellar pairings, if the two stars are close together, the white dwarf will siphon mass away from its companion and have an outburst called a nova. And when the white dwarf accumulates too much mass, it will collapse and explode in a supernova."
- "Did you notice the dog which in the winter sports scenes is clasped in the arms of the child-star, Nova Pilbeam?"
- "He murmurs to himself, "Her body is twenty-two, but she is in the infancy of a second life. I will call her Nova, the New One.""
Etymology
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
- Root: novus, -a, nova
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈnoʊ.və/
- British English: /ˈnəʊ.və/
Usage
- Uncountable
- British usage
Inflected Forms
Derived Forms
Phrases
classical nova
dwarf nova
failed supernova
nova-like
nova remnant
quark nova
recurrent nova
red nova
Frequently Paired Words
novel
novum
planetary nebula
plerion
preplanetary nebula
protoplanetary nebula
cataclysmic variable
transient