recurrent nova

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

English[edit]

Noun[edit]

recurrent nova (plural recurrent novas or recurrent novae)

  1. (astronomy) A type of nova in which the sudden brightening and gradual diminishing is repeated (for any of several reasons)
Retrieved from "https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=recurrent_nova&oldid=47547253"