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- [noh-vuh]
- /ˈnoʊ və/
- /ˈnəʊ.və/
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- [noh-vuh]
- /ˈnoʊ və/
Definitions of nova word
- noun plural nova a star that suddenly becomes thousands of times brighter and then gradually fades to its original intensity. 1
- noun nova Also called Nova Salmon. a Pacific salmon cured in the style of Nova Scotia salmon. 1
- noun nova (lowercase) (loosely) any smoked salmon. 1
- noun nova A star showing a sudden large increase in brightness and then slowly returning to its original state over a few months. 1
- noun nova astronomy: exploding star 1
- noun Definition of nova in Technology (processor) A minicomputer(?) introduced by Data General in 1969, with four 16-bit accumulators, AC0 to AC3, and a 15-bit program counter. A later model also had a 15-bit stack pointer and frame pointer. AC2 and AC3 could be used for indexed addressing and AC3 was used to store the return address on a subroutine call. Apart from the small register set, the NOVA was an ordinary CPU design. Memory could be accessed indirectly through addresses stored in other memory locations. If locations 0 to 3 were used for this purpose, they were auto-incremented after being used. If locations 4 to 7 were used, they were auto-decremented. Memory could be addressed in 16-bit words up to a maximum of 32K words (64K bytes). The instruction cycle time was 500 nanoseconds(?). The Nova originally used core memory, then later dynamic RAM. Like the PDP-8, the Data General Nova was also copied, not just in one, but two implementations - the Data General MN601 and Fairchild 9440. Luckily, the NOVA was a more mature design than the PDP-8. Another CPU, the PACE, was based on the NOVA design, but featured 16-bit addresses (instead of the Nova's 15), more addressing modes, and a 10-level stack (like the Intel 8008). 1
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Origin of nova
First appearance:
before 1680 One of the 48% oldest English words
1680-90; < New Latin: noun use of feminine of Latin novus new
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Parts of speech for Nova
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nova popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
nova usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for nova
noun nova
- star — any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- supernova — the explosion of a star, possibly caused by gravitational collapse, during which the star's luminosity increases by as much as 20 magnitudes and most of the star's mass is blown away at very high velocity, sometimes leaving behind an extremely dense core.
- superstar — a person, as a performer or athlete, who enjoys wide recognition, is esteemed for exceptional talent, and is eagerly sought after for his or her services.
- aster — any plant of the genus Aster, having white, blue, purple, or pink daisy-like flowers: family Asteraceae (composites)
- orb — Object Request Broker
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