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sunburst

sunburst noun: a figure or shape showing rays radiating from a central point.

Noun

sunburst (countable and uncountable, plural sunbursts)

  1. (countable) A figure or shape showing rays radiating from a central point.
    Synonyms:
    starburst
  2. (countable) A strong outburst of sunlight.
  3. (uncountable) A style of finish for musical instruments such as guitars, having an area of lighter color (often showing the wood grain underneath) that darkens gradually towards a dark outer rim.
    • The L-30 was finished all over in black, the L-37 in sunburst.1996, Ken Achard, The History and Development of the American Guitar, page 10
  4. A flowering plant of the genus Pseudobahia, native to California.

sunburst meaning in Tamil

sunburst in Tamil

கதிர்வட்டவாணம், கதிர்வட்ட அணி, ஞாயிற்றுவட்டக்கதிர் போன்ற அணிவகை

Synonyms of sunburst

Forms of sunburst

pluralsunbursts

Plural of sunburst: sunbursts

Origin of sunburst

From sun + burst.

Words formed from sunburst

Phrases with sunburst

Questions about sunburst

What does sunburst mean?
Sunburst means a figure or shape showing rays radiating from a central point.
What is sunburst in Tamil?
Sunburst in Tamil is கதிர்வட்டவாணம், கதிர்வட்ட அணி, ஞாயிற்றுவட்டக்கதிர் போன்ற அணிவகை. See Sunburst meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is sunburst?
Sunburst is a noun.
What is the plural of sunburst?
The plural of sunburst is sunbursts.

Words near sunburst in the dictionary

  1. sunburning
  2. sunburnlike
  3. sunburns
  4. sunburnt
  5. sunburntness
  6. sunburst
  7. sunburst chart
  8. sunburst charts
  9. sunburst squash
  10. sunburstery
  11. sunbursts

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Adapted from Wiktionary: sunburst (page history and authors); sunburst (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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