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red geyser

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.80 in modern English

Syllables
red geyser
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A galaxy which has stopped star formation due to the energetic winds spewing forth from the active galactic nucleus, heating and disrupting gas accumulation and collapse to form new stars, resulting in a population of aging reddening stars.

Etymology

From red + geyser. Coined in 2016 by the research team at the SDSS-MaNGA Survey; from being a red galaxy with a galactic nucleus fountaining in its center.

Inflected Forms

red geysers (plural) red geyser galaxy (alternative)

Questions

What does red geyser mean?
A galaxy which has stopped star formation due to the energetic winds spewing forth from the active galactic nucleus, heating and disrupting gas accumulation and collapse to form new stars, resulting in a population of aging reddening stars.
Where does red geyser come from?
From red + geyser. Coined in 2016 by the research team at the SDSS-MaNGA Survey; from being a red galaxy with a galactic nucleus fountaining in its center.

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