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micronova

/ˈmaɪ.kɹo.noʊ.və/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mi-crono-va
IPA
/ˈmaɪ.kɹo.noʊ.və/
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A stellar outburst about one millionth the strength of a classical nova.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Coined by the Douglas Vogt of the Diehold Foundation, later used by Ben Davidson in a similar sense, but since 2022 used in a scientific context to refer to an entirely different phenomenon than the speculative and unscientific one of Vogt and Davidson. From micro- + nova.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈmaɪ.kɹo.noʊ.və/
  • British English: /ˈmaɪ.kɹo.nəʊ.və/

Inflected Forms

micronovae (plural) micronovas (plural)

Phrases

dwarf nova failed supernova nova remnant red nova supernova imposter supernova remnant

Frequently Paired Words

dwarf nova failed supernova hypernova kilonova nova nova remnant red nova supernova

Rhymes With

nova terra nova moldova ova jehovah supernova casanova villanova pavlova hypernova

Questions

How do you pronounce micronova?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmaɪ.kɹo.noʊ.və/.
What does micronova mean?
A stellar outburst about one millionth the strength of a classical nova.
Where does micronova come from?
Coined by the Douglas Vogt of the Diehold Foundation, later used by Ben Davidson in a similar sense, but since 2022 used in a scientific context to refer to an entirely different phenomenon than the speculative and unscientific one of Vogt and Davidson. From micro- + nova.

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