starquake

Noun

Meaning

starquake (plural starquakes)

(astronomy) A violent tremor or quake that occurs on or near the surface of a star, especially a collapsed star.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Related terms

earthquake moonquake sunquake crustquake

Examples

After the starquake, the star will have a smaller equatorial radius, and because angular momentum is conserved, its rotational speed has increased. Source: Internet

Due to the stiffness of the "neutron" crust, this happens as discrete events when the crust ruptures, creating a starquake similar to earthquakes. Source: Internet

Glitches are thought to be the effect of a starquake —as the rotation of the neutron star slows, its shape becomes more spherical. Source: Internet

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