💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Dwarf nova"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| dwarf starnoun | (astronomy) A star that is located in the main sequence in the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram, though generally excluding the small minority which fall in the blue band due to their large size and high luminosity; fuses hydrogen into helium in its core. |
| dwarvennoun | (fantasy) Of, pertaining to, or made by or for dwarfs/dwarves. |
| dwarf planetnoun | (astronomy) A planetary (world-like) body of the Solar system, that directly orbits the Sun like the classical planets but does not gravitationally dominate other bodies in the region of its orbit. |
| dwarfish | Like a dwarf; being especially small or stunted. |
| dwarf irisnoun | low-growing summer-flowering iris of northeastern united states |
| white dwarfnoun | (astronomy) The dim, highly dense core remnant that is the final stage in the evolution of a star of low or medium mass, after nuclear reactions have ceased. |
| neutron starnoun | (astronomy) A degenerate star that has been so collapsed by gravity that its electrons and protons have been merged into neutrons by the intense pressure. The solid mass of neutrons is sometimes called neutronium. |
| supernovanoun | (astronomy) A powerful and bright explosion of a massive star, which afterwards becomes a neutron star or a black hole, or is destroyed. |
| nova scotianoun | A province in eastern Canada. Capital: Halifax. |
| ars novanoun | A musical style that flourished in the Kingdom of France and its surroundings during the Late Middle Ages, particularly between the preparation of the Roman de Fauvel (1310s) and the death of composer Guillaume de Machaut in 1377. |
| neutronnoun | (particle physics) A subatomic particle forming part of the nucleus of an atom and having no charge; it is a combination of an up quark and two down quarks. |
| cylindroidnoun | (geometry) A cylinder with elliptical cross-section. |
| novaenoun | (astronomy) Any sudden brightening of a previously inconspicuous star. |
| flare star | A flare star is a variable star that can undergo unpredictable dramatic increases in brightness for a few minutes. |
| dungeonnoun | An underground prison or vault, typically built underneath a castle. |
| neutrinonoun | An elementary particle that is classified as a lepton, and has an extremely small but nonzero mass and no electric charge. It interacts with the surroundings only via the weak force or gravitation, making it very difficult to detect. |
| noctulenoun | A bat, of the genus Nyctalus, that lives in tree hollows. |
| cavernanoun | — |
| descendernoun | A person or thing that descends. |
| meteoranoun | a rock formation in the regional unit of Trikala, in Thessaly, in northwestern Greece, hosting one of the most prominent complexes of Eastern Orthodox monasteries, viewed locally as second in importance only to Mount Athos. |
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