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burstlet

UK/ˈbɜːst.lɛt/US/ˈbɝːst.lɛt/

burstlet noun: a short burst (of energy).

Noun

burstlet (plural burstlets)

  1. A short burst (of energy)
    • A burstlet of brain confusion kept me from grasping what the pet sitter was saying. "Charlene, do you mean she's dead?"2008 October 7, Kathryn Lilley, chapter 20, in A Killer Workout: A Fat City Mystery, Obsidian Mystery, →OCLC
    • Here, we test “burstlet” theory (Kam et al., 2013a), which posits that low amplitude burstlets, subthreshold from the standpoint of inspiratory bursts, reflect the fundamental oscillator of the preBötC.2019 December 30, Prajkta S. Kallurkar, Cameron Grover, Maria Cristina D. Picardo, Christopher A. Del Negro, “Evaluating the Burstlet Theory of Inspiratory Rhythm and Pattern Generation”, in eNeuro...
  2. A form of packaging for liquids that "burst" in the mouth

Forms of burstlet

pluralburstlets

Origin of burstlet

From burst + -let.

Words formed from burstlet

Questions about burstlet

What does burstlet mean?
Burstlet means a short burst (of energy).
What part of speech is burstlet?
Burstlet is a noun.
How do you pronounce burstlet?
Burstlet is pronounced /ˈbɝːst.lɛt/ (US).
What is the plural of burstlet?
The plural of burstlet is burstlets.

Words near burstlet in the dictionary

  1. bursting pressures
  2. bursting someone's bubble
  3. bursting up
  4. burstingly
  5. burstings
  6. burstlet
  7. burstlets
  8. Burston
  9. Burston and Shimpling
  10. burstone
  11. burstones

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