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Definition 2024
fast_radio_burst
fast radio burst
English
Noun
fast radio burst (plural fast radio bursts)
- (astronomy) a tight band of radio-frequency waves that lasts only a millisecond, which packs the energy of millions of years of Solar output
- (astronomy) Synonym of blitzar (the phenomenon which emits such a burst)
Derived terms
- FRB (abbreviation)
- fast radio burster