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单词 nova
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novan.1

Brit. /ˈnəʊvə/, U.S. /ˈnoʊvə/
Inflections: Plural novae Brit. /ˈnəʊviː/, /ˈnəʊvʌɪ/, U.S. /ˈnoʊvi/, /ˈnoʊvaɪ/, novas.
Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin nova.
Etymology: < classical Latin nova, feminine singular of novus new adj.; in sense 2a often presumed to be short for post-classical Latin stella nova new star, but in Herschel's use probably originally short for nebula nova (compare quot. 1833 at sense 2a).
1. A type of tobacco (see quot. 1688). Obsolete. rare.
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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.
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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.
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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

Brit. /ˈnəʊvə/, U.S. /ˈnoʊvə/
Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: proper name Nova Scotia.
Etymology: Short for Nova Scotia (see Nova Scotia n.), with reference to Nova Scotia either as the place through which salmon bound for the U.S. was formerly imported, or as the supposed origin of this method of smoking the fish.Compare earlier apparently isolated novy in the same sense (compare novy n.):1958 N.Y. Times 16 June 10 (advt.) Cream cheese & novy on bagel.
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.
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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.

Brit. /ˈnəʊvə/, U.S. /ˈnoʊvə/
Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: nova n.1
Etymology: < nova n.1
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.
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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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