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micronova

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • UK: /ˈmaɪ.kɹo.nəʊ.və/
  • US: /ˈmaɪ.kɹo.noʊ.və/
  • rhymes with -əʊvə

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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: ميكرونوفا — stellar phenomenon
  • Chinese: 微新星 — stellar phenomenon
  • Dutch: micronova — stellar phenomenon
  • Esperanto: mikronovao — stellar phenomenon
  • Finnish: mikronova — stellar phenomenon
  • French: micronova — stellar phenomenon
  • German: Mikronova — stellar phenomenon
  • Greek: μικρονόβα (mikronóva) — stellar phenomenon
  • Greek: μικροκαινοφανής (mikrokainofanís) — stellar phenomenon
  • Hebrew: מיקרונובה — stellar phenomenon
  • Hindi: माइक्रोनोवा (māikronovā) — stellar phenomenon
  • Italian: micronova — stellar phenomenon
  • Persian: میکرونووا — stellar phenomenon
  • Polish: mikronowa — stellar phenomenon
  • Romanian: micronovă — stellar phenomenon
  • Russian: микроновая (mikronovaja) — stellar phenomenon
  • Russian: микронова (mikronova) — stellar phenomenon
  • Spanish: micronova — stellar phenomenon
  • Swedish: mikronova — stellar phenomenon
  • Turkish: mikronova — stellar phenomenon