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hyperflare

/ˈhaɪ.pə(ɹ)flɛə̯/

hyperflare noun: an extraordinarily powerful, massive flare, usually produced by a magnetar.

Noun

hyperflare (plural hyperflares)

  1. (rare) An extraordinarily powerful, massive flare, usually produced by a magnetar.
    • Such hyperflares may be the result of phase transitions from neutron matter to hyperon or strange-quark matter in hyperstars.2005, Arnon Dar, Hyperstars - Main Origin of Short Gamma Ray Bursts?, page 8
    • We report an analysis of archival RXTE data from the 2004 December hyperflare from SGR 1806-20.2006, Tod E. Strohmeyer, Anna L. Watts, The 2004 Hyperflare from SGR 1806-20: Further Evidence for Global Torsional Vibrations, page 1

Forms of hyperflare

pluralhyperflares
alternative formhyper flare
alternative formhyper-flare

Origin of hyperflare

From hyper- + flare.

Questions about hyperflare

What does hyperflare mean?
Hyperflare means an extraordinarily powerful, massive flare, usually produced by a magnetar.
What part of speech is hyperflare?
Hyperflare is a noun.
How do you pronounce hyperflare?
Hyperflare is pronounced /ˈhaɪ.pə(ɹ)flɛə̯/.
What is the plural of hyperflare?
The plural of hyperflare is hyperflares.

Words near hyperflare in the dictionary

  1. hyperfixed
  2. hyperfixes
  3. hyperfixing
  4. hyperflagellated
  5. hyperflagellation
  6. hyperflare
  7. hyperflares
  8. hyperflex
  9. hyperflexed
  10. hyperflexes
  11. hyperflexibility

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