gamma-ray burst
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[edit]Noun
[edit]gamma-ray burst (plural gamma-ray bursts)
- (astronomy) 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.
- Synonym: (abbreviation) GRB
Coordinate terms
[edit]- fast radio burst (“FRB”)
- soft gamma repeater (“SGR”)
- hypernova (“HN”)
- supernova (“SN”)
Translations
[edit]flash of gamma rays
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