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micronova

noun
/ˈmaɪ.kɹo.nəʊ.və/UK/ˈmaɪ.kɹo.noʊ.və/US

Etymology

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

  1. derived from novus
  2. prefixed as micronova — “micro + nova”

Definitions

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

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

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for micronova. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA