Nova (disambiguation) - Definition

Nova is Latin for "new". The word can also mean:

• an exploding star. The term nova was chosen because exploding stars looked like new stars in the sky
• a science fiction novel by Samuel R. Delany
• Several automobiles: see Chevrolet Nova, Vauxhall Nova and Dacia Nova.
• a television series: see Nova (TV series).
• a series of minicomputers made by Data General: see Data General Nova
• a successful commercial TV station (TV Nova) in the Czech Republic
• a place in the State of Ohio in the United States of America: see Nova, Ohio.
• a Marvel Comics character, briefly a member of the Fantastic Four, and later one of Galactus's Heralds: see Nova (comics).
• a group of Australian radio stations: see Nova (radio network)
• a town in Hungary, county Zala: see Nova, Hungary
• a singer named Heather Nova.
• a designation for heavy lifter rockets larger than the Saturn V: see Nova rocket
• an abbreviation for northern Virginia. The abbreviation combines the NO from "northern" and the VA from "Virginia" to make NOVA.
• one of the Big four English as a second language organisation (eikaiwa) in Japan: see NOVA (eikaiwa)