Nova



GRE Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n.新星
• ［英］ n.新星 ( star that suddenly becomes much brighter and then returns to its original brightness)

Webster Collegiate

I. noun (plural novas or novae)

• Etymology: New Latin, feminine of Latin novus new
• Date: 1927
• a star that suddenly increases its light output tremendously and then fades away to its former obscurity in a few months or years
• ? novalike adjective

II. noun

• Usage: often capitalized
• Etymology: short for Nova Scotia salmon
• Date: 1964
• cured and smoked salmon; especially salmon that has been cured in a mixture of salt and sugar and smoked at a low temperature

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