- novaAny sudden brightening of a previously inconspicuous star.
- novilunarOf or pertaining to the new moon.
- NovocastrianOf or relating to Newcastle upon Tyne or Newcastle, New South Wales.
- novolacAny of several polymers derived from phenols and formaldehyde with low molecular weight and related to Bakelite but less highly cross-linked.
- novussa game closely related to carom, and pocket billiards.