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gamma-ray bursts

gamma-ray bursts is the plural of gamma-ray burst.

Meaning of gamma-ray burst

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

Questions about gamma-ray bursts

What is gamma-ray bursts the plural of?
Gamma-ray bursts is the plural of gamma-ray burst.

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