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colorburst

colorburst noun: a generated video signal used to keep the chrominance subcarrier synchronized in a color television signal.

Noun

colorburst (uncountable)

  1. A generated video signal used to keep the chrominance subcarrier synchronized in a color television signal.

Forms of colorburst

alternative formcolor burst
alternative formcolourburst
alternative formcolour burst

Origin of colorburst

From color + burst.

Questions about colorburst

What does colorburst mean?
Colorburst means a generated video signal used to keep the chrominance subcarrier synchronized in a color television signal.
What part of speech is colorburst?
Colorburst is a noun.

Words near colorburst in the dictionary

  1. colorbound
  2. colorbred
  3. colorbreed
  4. colorbreeding
  5. colorbreeds
  6. colorburst
  7. colorcast
  8. colorcasted
  9. colorcaster
  10. colorcasters
  11. colorcasting

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