starburst

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starburst

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From star + burst.

noun starbursts

A violent explosion, or the pattern (likened to the shape of a star) supposed to be made by such an explosion. […] his arm striking brick and the bottle shattering in a starburst of black […]
A symbol similar to an asterisk, but with additional rays: ✺.
A region of space with an unusually high rate of star formation.
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.

verb starbursts · starbursting · starbursted

of a region of space To experience an unusually high rate of star formation.
To explode; to burst out violently via, or in such a manner as to cause, an explosion.
To make a starburst pattern. The faint light from the sky starbursted on a tear. Suddenly there was something appallingly human about her.

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Français	flambée d'étoiles

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@misc{starburst_2026,
  title = {starburst},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/starburst},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}