How do you use Kilonova in a sentence? See 2 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Kilonova in a sentence
Kilonova meaning
- A type of supernova that is underluminous, caused by the merger of two neutron stars
- A radiation pattern typical of a kilonova.
Using Kilonova
- The main meaning on this page is: A type of supernova that is underluminous, caused by the merger of two neutron stars | A radiation pattern typical of a kilonova.
Context around Kilonova
- Average sentence length in these examples: 32.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 1 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Kilonova
- In this selection, "kilonova" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 32.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, isn stand out and add context to how "kilonova" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include apparently a kilonova a massive and supernova a kilonova can be. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "kilonova" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with kilonova
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
While a kilonova isn’t as bright as a supernova, a kilonova can be 1000 times brighter than the nova created when a white dwarf explodes. (26 words)
A team of researchers at the University of Maryland recently managed to confirm that a peculiar astronomical event they observed a few years ago was apparently a kilonova – a massive explosion caused by a collision of two neutron stars. (39 words)
A team of researchers at the University of Maryland recently managed to confirm that a peculiar astronomical event they observed a few years ago was apparently a kilonova – a massive explosion caused by a collision of two neutron stars. (39 words)
While a kilonova isn’t as bright as a supernova, a kilonova can be 1000 times brighter than the nova created when a white dwarf explodes. (26 words)
Example sentences (2)
While a kilonova isn’t as bright as a supernova, a kilonova can be 1000 times brighter than the nova created when a white dwarf explodes.
A team of researchers at the University of Maryland recently managed to confirm that a peculiar astronomical event they observed a few years ago was apparently a kilonova – a massive explosion caused by a collision of two neutron stars.