LRN

English

Noun

LRN (plural LRNe)

1. (astronomy) Initialism of luminous red nova: an astronomical event, believed to be a type of stellar explosion, intermediate in power between a nova and a supernova, and such that as the explosive debris expands it reddens and cools, unlike a nova or supernova, in which thinning explosive debris exposes hotter interior layers.

Coordinate terms

• hypernova
• kilonova
• micronova
• nova
• supernova

 

Related terms

• LFC
• LIRG
• LRG
• SN

 

See also

• GRB

 

Anagrams

• NLR, NRL