STARBURST

Etymology

Noun

starburst (plural starbursts)

A violent explosion, or the pattern (likened to the shape of a star) supposed to be made by such an explosion.

(typography) A symbol similar to an asterisk, but with additional rays: ✺.

(astronomy) A region of space with an unusually high rate of star formation.

(astronomy) A period in time during which a region of space experiences an unusually high rate of star formation.

Verb

starburst (third-person singular simple present starbursts, present participle starbursting, simple past and past participle starbursted)

(astronomy, of a region of space) To experience an unusually high rate of star formation.

To explode; to burst out violently via, or in such a manner as to cause, an explosion.

To make a starburst pattern.

To refract and sparkle.

Source: Wiktionary



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