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starburst

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1. starburst - Noun

2. starburst - Verb

Meaning

A violent explosion, or the pattern (likened to the shape of a star) supposed to be made by such an explosion.

(typography) A symbol similar to an asterisk, but with additional rays: ✺.

(astronomy) A region of space with an unusually high rate of star formation.

(astronomy) A period in time during which a region of space experiences an unusually high rate of star formation.
The Milky Way will see a starburst in approximately 200,000,000 years.

(astronomy, of a region of space) To experience an unusually high rate of star formation.

To explode; to burst out violently via, or in such a manner as to cause, an explosion.

To make a starburst pattern.

To refract and sparkle.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

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It is the call of the beauty - robed ones To worship the great Beauty. It is the call of God Through silent intelligences And starburst of feelings. Paramahansa Yogananda

Might have been the moonlight, Caught up in the sparkle in your eyes. So wicked and I know I should go slow but it's not in me to wait.Cause I'm alive and I'm on fire. Shot like a starburst into the sky. And the fury of desire it burns so bright electrifies You light me up, you take me higher. Sarah McLachlan

Hence starburst activity usually lasts for only about ten million years, a relatively brief period in the history of a galaxy. Source: Internet

Moreover, the interactions have also caused some interstellar gas to fall into the centers of Messier 82 and NGC 3077, which has led to strong starburst activity (or the formation of many stars) within the centers of these two galaxies. Source: Internet

Everyone knows that the pink Starburst are the best, but in South Dakota they'll take 'em in any flavor available. Source: Internet

Dude, seriously, I'd be stoked to get a pack of eight candy-flavored lip balms from Starburst Candy Roll. Source: Internet

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