单词 | nova |
释义 | novan.1ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > use of drugs and poison > tobacco > [noun] > tobacco in a roll, cake, or stick cane-tobacco1600 pudding tobacco1601 roll1602 tobacco roll1602 canea1612 pudding-packa1618 prick1666 pigtail1681 nova1688 prick tobacco1688 plug1729 plug tobacco1788 twist1791 carrot1808 cavendish1839 nail-rod1848 hard1865 twist tobacco1894 1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory (1905) iii. xxii. 274/1 Sorts of Tobacco: Pig taile, is a very small wreath or roll tobacco..: Nova, the thickest wreath. 2. a. Astronomy. Originally: a newly discovered or newly visible star or nebula. Now: spec. a star that suddenly increases in brightness by several magnitudes and then, after a period of maximum brightness lasting from a few days to several years, decreases to its former brightness over a much longer period. Formerly also: a supernova.The terms nova and supernova now have distinct meanings in astronomy. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > star > kind of star > by light > [noun] > nova new stareOE nova1833 supernova1932 prenova1956 starburst1977 1833 J. F. W. Herschel in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 123 362 Where no previous mention of a nebula or cluster could be found in the writings of former observers, it is designated as Nova. 1864 J. F. W. Herschel in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 154 21 None of them are ‘novæ’. 1899 Daily News 22 Apr. 8/6 The appearance of a Nova was recorded on the plates... The appearances of Novæ have given rise to many theories as to their origin. 1927 H. N. Russell et al. Astron. II. xxii. 777 The brightest stars ever recorded have been novæ. Nova B Cassiopeiæ, known as ‘Tycho's star’, which appeared in November, 1572, was for some days as bright as Venus at her best (visible in the daytime), and then gradually waned. 1939 Nature 15 July 122/2 In 1934 Baade and Zwicky suggested that these extremely bright objects were not ordinary novæ, but presented a class by themselves—the class of supernovæ. 1968 Times 2 Dec. 17/2 Most of the X-ray sources are located in the Milky Way and some of them have been identified with old novae—stars that flared brightly a long time ago and are now fading. 1991 C. A. Ronan Nat. Hist. Universe 87/2 Many novae are observed to flare up repeatedly, at periods from 10 days to tens of years, and many more probably have longer periods. b. Science Fiction colloquial. to go nova: (of a star) to become a nova (or supernova); to increase dramatically in heat and brightness. Also figurative. ΚΠ 1942 J. W. Campbell in Astounding Sci.-Fiction Feb. 6/2 We've considered what might happen if Sol itself went nova... Earth and all life on it would be fused and volatilized. 1956 I. Asimov Last Question in Sci. Fiction Q. Nov. 13/2 The Universal AC said, ‘Man's original star has gone nova. It is a white dwarf.’ 1968 D. C. Fontana Tomorrow is Yesterday in J. Blish Star Trek 2 26 It had had all the experiences possible for a star—it had had planets; had gone nova, wiping out those planets. 1981 V. N. McIntyre Entropy Effect i. 15 The star doesn't look like it's in imminent danger of going nova. 1992 K. S. Robinson Red Mars (1993) ii. 73 The situation was about to ‘go nova’ as Mission Control put it. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). novan.2 U.S. colloquial. Salmon that has been cured with salt (and occasionally sugar) and then smoked at a temperature of 70–90°F. (approx. 21–32°C.) for between one day and three weeks, and is usually served (esp. in the eastern U.S.) in a bagel. Also occasionally more fully nova lox. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > animals for food > seafood > [noun] > fish > cured fish > smoked fish red herringa1399 bloat herringa1586 fumade1599 sore1600 Yarmouth capona1661 kipper1769 finnana1774 Norfolk capon1785 bukkama1805 soldier1811 bloater1832 Yarmouth bloater1832 finnie haddie1851 Californian1873 smoky1891 two-eyed steak1893 finney1906 buckling1909 lox1937 nova1964 1964 Menu (Mediterranean Coffee Rm., L.A. Airport) Sliced Nova and eggs..1.50.. Nova and Cream Cheese..1.40. 1974 N.Y. Times 29 Nov. 43/1 Budget Foods..was charged with deceptive trade practice in selling a package of the fish with a label reading ‘Nova lox’. 1986 K. Friedman Greenwich Killing Time xxix. 121 Ratso..started knocking down a toasted bagel with nova, cream cheese, onion, and tomato. 1997 E. Hand Glimmering iii. xvi. 382 He..stopped to eat some caviar and an unpleasantly gummy slice of nova that tasted of petroleum. 2001 N.Y. Times Bk. Rev. 19 Aug. 17/1 A New York poet..evokes the city's neighborhood landmarks and native traditions in spontaneous, snapshotlike montages..buying nova and cheese on a Sunday at the Lower East Side deli Russ & Daughters. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). novav. Science Fiction. transitive. To cause to become a nova; to destroy (a star, planet, etc.). Also intransitive: (of a star) to become a nova; (more generally, of a star, planet, etc.) to explode. ΚΠ 1949 R. A. Heinlein in Astounding Sci. Fiction Nov. 89/1 That's right—only it ain't there any more. It's been novaed. 1952 R. A. Heinlein in Galaxy Sci. Fiction Mar. 4/1 A three per cent imbalance in the solar constant—yes, that was standard stuff; the Sun would nova with that much change. 1965 W. S. Burroughs Nova Express (1977) 52 It is precisely the work of the Nova Mob..to create and aggravate the conflicts that lead to the explosion of a planet that is to nova. 2002 Analog Sci. Fiction & Fact Mar. 133/1 Eight centuries past, a larger war ended when the Idirans novaed two suns in a last-ditch attempt to ward off the Culture. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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