English Explanatory Dictionary

gamma-ray burst

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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.

Word forms

gamma-ray burst gamma-ray bursts

Synonyms

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