starburst

starburst englanniksi

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

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5. A symbol similar to an asterisk, but with additional rays: ✺.

6. A region of space with an unusually high rate of star formation.

7. A period in time during which a region of space experiences an unusually high rate of star formation.

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

8. To experience an unusually high rate of star formation.

9. To explode; to burst out violently via, or in such a manner as to cause, an explosion.

10. To make a starburst pattern.

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