Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

helium flash

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.38 in modern English

Syllables: he-li-um flash
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The sudden beginning of the burning of helium in the core of stars of intermediate mass or on the surface of an accreting white dwarf.

Inflected Forms

helium flashes (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

carbon detonation

Questions

What does helium flash mean?: The sudden beginning of the burning of helium in the core of stars of intermediate mass or on the surface of an accreting white dwarf.

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