Etymology

blitzar

B3L1I1T1Z10A1R1

Today it means: A phenomenon that emits a fast radio burst. Full definition →

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The story

Blend of blitz + star. Proposed in 2013 by Heino Falcke and Luciano Rezzolla. By surface analysis, blitz + -ar.

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