blitzar

noun — 2 senses

noun

Etymology Blend of blitz + star. Proposed in 2013 by Heino Falcke and Luciano Rezzolla. By surface analysis, blitz + -ar.

Astronomy, Natural sciences Neologism A phenomenon that emits a fast radio burst.

Astronomy, Natural sciences Neologism The object type that generates the phenomenon which emits the burst.

Related terms: blazar, collapsar, magnetar, pulsar, quasar, Blitzer, blitzer
Hypernyms: fast radio burst

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