micronova.
A stellar outburst about one millionth the strength of a classical nova.
Meaning & usage
A stellar outburst about one millionth the strength of a classical nova.
Where this word comes from
Coined by the Douglas Vogt of the Diehold Foundation, later used by Ben Davidson in a similar sense, but since 2022 used in a scientific context to refer to an entirely different phenomenon than the speculative and unscientific one of Vogt and Davidson. From micro- + nova.
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