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A flash of gamma rays that seem to originate from a random point in the sky; their most likely sources are believed to be supernova explosions of a very massive stars and mergers of neutron stars.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
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Synonyms: GRB
Antonyms: none provided
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Across languages
Translations
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Basque:
gamma izpien eztanda
— flash of gamma rays
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Finnish:
gammapurkaus
— flash of gamma rays
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French:
sursaut gamma
— flash of gamma rays
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German:
Gammastrahlenblitz
— flash of gamma rays
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German:
Gammablitz
— flash of gamma rays
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Icelandic:
gammablossi
— flash of gamma rays
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Irish:
rois gháma-ghathach
— flash of gamma rays
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Polish:
rozbłysk gamma
— flash of gamma rays