blitzar

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English[edit]

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blitzar

Etymology[edit]

Blend of blitz +‎ star. Proposed in 2013 by Heino Falcke and Luciano Rezzolla. Analyzable as blitz +‎ -ar.

Noun[edit]

blitzar (plural blitzars)

(astronomy, neologism) A phenomenon that emits a fast radio burst.
(astronomy, neologism) The object type that generates the phenomenon which emits the burst.

Hypernyms[edit]

fast radio burst (FRB)

Related terms[edit]

blazar (blazing star (blazing quasi-star))
collapsar (collapsed star)
magnetar (magnetic star)
pulsar (pulsing star)
quasar (quasi-star)

See also[edit]

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