sunburst
nounEtymology From sun + burst.
1
A figure or shape showing rays radiating from a central point.
2
A strong outburst of sunlight.
3
A style of finish for musical instruments such as guitars, having an area of lighter color (often showing the wood grain underneath) that darkens gradually towards a dark outer rim.
- The L-30 was finished all over in black, the L-37 in sunburst.1996, Ken Achard, The History and Development of the American Guitar, page 10:
4
A flowering plant of the genus Pseudobahia, native to California.
- Derived terms
- sunburst chart, sunburst squash, sunburstery