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nova

/ˈnəʊ.və/

Traducción: Estrella que de repente se vuelve mucho más brillante al expulsar parte de su material en forma de nube, aumentando temporalmente su luminosidad.

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noun

C1formalcommonscientific/ˈnəʊ.və/

A star that suddenly becomes much brighter by ejecting some of its material in the form of a cloud, temporarily increasing in luminosity.

  • 🇪🇸Estrella que de repente se vuelve mucho más brillante al expulsar parte de su material en forma de nube, aumentando temporalmente su luminosidad.
  1. Stellar explosion C1 formal scientific

    A star that suddenly becomes much brighter for a short period of time due to a thermonuclear explosion on its surface, ejecting material into space.

    • Astronomers observed a nova in the Andromeda galaxy last night.
    • The sudden brightening of the star indicated it had become a nova.
    • Unlike a supernova, a nova does not destroy the star completely.

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