Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hyperflare

/ˈhaɪ.pə(ɹ)flɛə̯/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hy-per-flare
IPA: /ˈhaɪ.pə(ɹ)flɛə̯/

21

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An extraordinarily powerful, massive flare, usually produced by a magnetar.

Example Sentences

"Such hyperflares may be the result of phase transitions from neutron matter to hyperon or strange-quark matter in hyperstars."
"We report an analysis of archival RXTE data from the 2004 December hyperflare from SGR 1806-20."
"For hyperflare events occurring at the time of advanced detector operation, the observable GW energetics at 100 Hz would be close to 10⁻³⁶J, leading to stringent constraints on the magnetar model."
"This seems very plausible, as statistical and energetic considerations allow one to explain basic properties of FRBs with transformation of a tiny fraction (~10⁻⁵) of the magnetar hyperflare (~10⁻⁴⁴ -10⁻⁴⁶ erg) into a short radio burst."

Etymology

From hyper- + flare.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: hyper

Inflected Forms

hyperflares (plural) hyper flare (alternative) hyper-flare (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce hyperflare?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhaɪ.pə(ɹ)flɛə̯/.
What does hyperflare mean?: An extraordinarily powerful, massive flare, usually produced by a magnetar.
Where does hyperflare come from?: From hyper- + flare.

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