English
nova
see also: Nova, NoVA, NOVA
Pronunciation
  • (British) IPA: /ˈnəʊ.və/
  • (America) IPA: /ˈnoʊ.və/
Noun

nova (plural novae)

  1. (astronomy) Any sudden brightening of a previously inconspicuous star.
Translations
  • French: nova
  • German: Nova
  • Italian: nova
  • Portuguese: nova
  • Russian: но́вая звезда́
  • Spanish: nova
Nova
Proper noun
  1. A female given name.
    • 1935 Berta Ruck, A Story-Teller Tells the Truth, Hutchinson, page 266:
      Did you notice the dog which in the winter sports scenes is clasped in the arms of the child-star, Nova Pilbeam?
    • 1951 The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, Mercury Press, page 71:
      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."
Noun

nova (uncountable)

  1. (uncountable) Smoked Nova Scotia salmon.
Proper noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of NoVA#English|NoVA
NoVA
Proper noun
  1. Acronym of Northern Virginia
NOVA
Proper noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of NoVA#English|NoVA (“North Virginia”)
Noun

nova (plural novas)

  1. (UK) Initialism of notification of vehicle arrival


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