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gamma-ray burst

gamma-ray burst noun: a flash of gamma rays that seem to originate from a random point in the sky; their most likely sources are believed to be supernova explosions of a very massive stars and mergers of neutron stars.

Noun

gamma-ray burst (plural gamma-ray bursts)

  1. A flash of gamma rays that seem to originate from a random point in the sky; their most likely sources are believed to be supernova explosions of a very massive stars and mergers of neutron stars.
    Synonyms:
    GRB

Synonyms of gamma-ray burst

Forms of gamma-ray burst

pluralgamma-ray bursts

Questions about gamma-ray burst

What does gamma-ray burst mean?
Gamma-ray burst means a flash of gamma rays that seem to originate from a random point in the sky; their most likely sources are believed to be supernova explosions of a very massive stars and mergers of neutron stars.
What part of speech is gamma-ray burst?
Gamma-ray burst is a noun.
What is the plural of gamma-ray burst?
The plural of gamma-ray burst is gamma-ray bursts.

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