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x-ray burster

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x-ray burster

–noun Astronomy.
a celestial source from which bursts of x-rays are received.
Also called burster.


Origin:
1975–80
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x-ray burster  
n.  Any of several celestial phenomena characterized by the emission of very powerful bursts of x-radiation in cycles lasting from a few seconds to a few minutes.
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