Starburst Definition

stärbûrst
starbursts
noun
A pattern or design characterized by lines radiating from a central point.
Webster's New World
A shape or design with emanating rays that resembles the flash of light produced by an exploding star.
American Heritage
An unusually rapid and intense burst of star formation in a galaxy.
American Heritage

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

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

Origin of Starburst

  • star +"Ž burst

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Starburst Sentence Examples

  • You can also be sneaky about it, and tape Starburst candies or something equally small underneath some of the bleacher seats.

  • When cut, Hillbilly tomatoes reveal a starburst pattern in it's meaty flesh.

  • We chose to observe NGC 253, which at a distance of 10 million light years is the nearest starburst spiral galaxy.

  • Some speculate that this image has its beginnings in fairy tales, and in the image of a starburst.

  • The Leviathan's ability to travel great distances in a short span via Starburst was a coveted ability.

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