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Starburst

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

📖 Definitions of "Starburst"

noun
  1. 1

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

  2. 2

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

  3. 3

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

  4. 4

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

    "The Milky Way will see a starburst in approximately 200,000,000 years."

verb
  1. 1

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

  2. 2

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

  3. 3

    To make a starburst pattern.

  4. 4

    To refract and sparkle.

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