English Dictionary

starburst

noun

A violent explosion, or the pattern (likened to the shape of a star) supposed to be made by such an explosion. / (typography) A symbol similar to an asterisk, but with additional rays: ✺.

The starburst lit up the night sky with its violent explosion.

意味（1）

A violent explosion, or the pattern (likened to the shape of a star) supposed to be made by such an explosion.

[…] his arm striking brick and the bottle shattering in a starburst of black […]

意味（2）

(typography) A symbol similar to an asterisk, but with additional rays: ✺.

意味（3）

(astronomy) A region of space with an unusually high rate of star formation.

意味（4）

(astronomy) A period in time during which a region of space experiences an unusually high rate of star formation.

The Milky Way will see a starburst in approximately 200,000,000 years.