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fast_radio_burst

fast radio burst

English

Noun

fast radio burst (plural fast radio bursts)

  1. (astronomy) a tight band of radio-frequency waves that lasts only a millisecond, which packs the energy of millions of years of Solar output
  2. (astronomy) Synonym of blitzar (the phenomenon which emits such a burst)

Derived terms

  • FRB (abbreviation)
  • fast radio burster