nova
noh vuh
- n a star that ejects some of its material in the form of a cloud and become more luminous in the process
- Most people thought bossa nova was dead, and most were glad to have simply survived the hucksterized flood of bossa nova dances, bossa nova shoes and sweatshirts, boogie bossa nova .
- It no longer could support its own growth, and like a star that has used up its fuel, it became a super nova.
- Astronomers last week rejoiced in a blessed event: the birth of a nova ("new" star).