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blazar

US/ˈbleɪ.zɑɹ/

blazar noun: a very compact quasar, associated with a supermassive black hole at the center of an active galaxy.

Noun

blazar (plural blazars)

  1. A very compact quasar, associated with a supermassive black hole at the center of an active galaxy.
  2. An object which is either an optically violent variable quasar (OVV quasar) or a BL Lac object or which has properties of both.

Forms of blazar

pluralblazars

Origin of blazar

Blend of B + L + Lac + quasar. Coined by astronomer Edward Spiegel in 1978 from BL Lac object and quasar, punning blazing from its optical presentation compared to usual quasars. By surface analysis, blaze + -ar.

Words that rhyme with blazar

Questions about blazar

What does blazar mean?
Blazar means a very compact quasar, associated with a supermassive black hole at the center of an active galaxy.
What part of speech is blazar?
Blazar is a noun.
How do you pronounce blazar?
Blazar is pronounced /ˈbleɪ.zɑɹ/ (US).
What is the plural of blazar?
The plural of blazar is blazars.

Words near blazar in the dictionary

  1. Blaylocks
  2. Blayne
  3. Blayney
  4. Blayre
  5. blays
  6. blazar
  7. blazars
  8. Blazdell
  9. Blazdells
  10. blaze
  11. blaze a trail

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