"kilonova" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: kilonovas [plural], kilonovae [plural]
Etymology: From kilo- + nova. From kilo- (“thousands”). From being much more luminous than a nova, but less so than a typical supernova. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|kilo|nova}} kilo- + nova Head templates: {{en-noun|s|kilonovae}} kilonova (plural kilonovas or kilonovae)
  1. (astronomy) A type of supernova that is underluminous, caused by the merger of two neutron stars Categories (topical): Astronomy, Black holes, Neutron stars
    Sense id: en-kilonova-en-noun-jdvWl4J6 Disambiguation of Black holes: 78 22 Disambiguation of Neutron stars: 74 26 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with kilo-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Supernovas Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 75 25 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with kilo-: 70 30 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 79 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 80 20 Disambiguation of Supernovas: 88 12 Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
  2. (informal, physics) A radiation pattern typical of a kilonova. Tags: informal Categories (topical): Physics
    Sense id: en-kilonova-en-noun-xEgaj~vo Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: KN, macronova Derived forms: KN Coordinate_terms: hypernova, supernova, unnova

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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