starburst
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- noun
- /ˈstɑːrˌbɜrst/
:
estallido estelar
- A cloud of lavender starburst pleating surrounds our next model.
- starburst pattern
- orange starburst
- red starburst
We got a Starburst shape box, but first we got to line it with some silicon.
- We got a Starburst shape box, but first we got to line it with some silicon.
Examples
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The fireworks created a stunning starburst of colors that illuminated the night sky.
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What emerges is one glorious starburst.
Academic text (2010) -
And that crater in the middle north west, the one that's out there all by itself like a starburst...
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Alfred grinned again, and Mrs. Gutierrez looked patient in the blue light of the starburst.
Blog text (17) -
The walls were painted, the floors carpeted, the skylights covered with matching fabric, and the central ceiling made into a dynamic starburst of tricolored panels of glass called Afro Kaleidoscope.
Academic text (2003) -
The design on the ceiling featured a beautiful starburst pattern that caught everyone's attention.
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As the sun set, the sky was filled with orange and pink starbursts spreading across the horizon.
Synonyms
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A bright beam of sunlight that appears when the sun comes out from behind clouds
How Bright
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Starburst is a simple combination of star and burst, where burst means 'to break out suddenly'. It gives the picture of light or lines 'bursting' out from a central point like an exploding star, which is why we call a bright, radiating design a starburst.