Meanings
nounhelium flash (plural helium flashes)
plural helium flashes
- astronomyThe sudden beginning of the burning of helium in the core of stars of intermediate mass or on the surface of an accreting white dwarf.
Translations
Finnish heliumleimahdus
- heliumleimahdussudden beginning of helium burn
Korean 헬륨섬광
- 헬륨섬광 (hellyumseomgwang)sudden beginning of helium burn
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helium flash. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/helium%20flash
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