Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

poststarburst

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: post-star-burst
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Following a starburst

Example Sentences

"These observations, combined with recent work on poststarburst galaxies with molecular reservoirs, indicates that galaxies do not need to expel their molecular reservoirs prior to quenching star formation and transitioning from blue spirals to red early-type galaxies."

Etymology

From post- + starburst.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: post

Questions

What does poststarburst mean?: Following a starburst
Where does poststarburst come from?: From post- + starburst.

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