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fast radio burst

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.06 in modern English

Syllables
fast ra-dio burst
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A tight band of radio-frequency waves that lasts only a millisecond, which packs the energy of millions of years of Solar output.

noun

An instance of one of the phenomena which generate such a burst.

noun

An object from which the phenomenon occurs.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

fast radio bursts (plural)

Derived Forms

FRB

Phrases

fast radio burster

Frequently Paired Words

GRB

Questions

What does fast radio burst mean?
A tight band of radio-frequency waves that lasts only a millisecond, which packs the energy of millions of years of Solar output.

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