Starburst

Quick meaning: Starburst is a noun meaning A violent explosion, or the pattern (likened to the shape of a star) supposed to be made by such an explosion.

Meaning

A violent explosion, or the pattern (likened to the shape of a star) supposed to be made by such an explosion.

More Meanings

1. (typography) A symbol similar to an asterisk, but with additional rays: ✺.
2. (astronomy) A region of space with an unusually high rate of star formation.
3. (astronomy) A period in time during which a region of space experiences an unusually high rate of star formation.
4. (astronomy, of a region of space) To experience an unusually high rate of star formation.
5. To explode; to burst out violently via, or in such a manner as to cause, an explosion.
6. To make a starburst pattern.

Example Sentences

The Milky Way will see a starburst in approximately 200,000,000 years.

[…] his arm striking brick and the bottle shattering in a starburst of black […]

A starburst of red exploded on his chest and he flew backward a good six or seven feet.

The faint light from the sky starbursted on a tear. Suddenly there was something appallingly human about her.

Word Forms

• starbursts
• starbursting
• starbursted

Related Words

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