starburst

noun

star·​burst ˈstär-ˌbərst How to pronounce starburst (audio)
: something (such as a pattern) that resembles diverging rays of light
starbursts of color

Examples of starburst in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The small iris and scattering of light work together to create multipoint starbursts around small points of light. PCMAG, 16 May 2024 The first was smooth and matte green; the second rust-colored and full of little round holes like a sponge; the third gray with a smattering of orange starbursts; and the fourth a darker gray with short white lines running at odd angles, as if covered in fragments of kanji. Kathryn Schulz, The New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2024 Tyler James Williams James William adhered to the shoulder-baring theme with a black sleeveless button-down featuring vertical stripes down the center and a starburst brooch at the collar. Maggie Clancy, WWD, 15 Sep. 2024 The scientists studied the gas shroud of a starburst galaxy 270 million light years away, called IRAS 08339+6517. Jamie Carter, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for starburst 

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Word History

First Known Use

1928, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of starburst was in 1928

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“Starburst.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/starburst. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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