Hyperflare

//ˈhaɪ.pə(ɹ)flɛə̯// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Noun
  1. 1
    An extraordinarily powerful, massive flare, usually produced by a magnetar. rare

    "Such hyperflares may be the result of phase transitions from neutron matter to hyperon or strange-quark matter in hyperstars."

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"Such hyperflares may be the result of phase transitions from neutron matter to hyperon or strange-quark matter in hyperstars."

Etymology

From hyper- + flare.

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