soft-gamma repeater

noun

An source of large gamma-ray bursts and X-rays at fluctuating intervals, thought to be a type of magnetar or neutron star.

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nounsoft-gamma repeater (plural soft-gamma repeaters)

plural soft-gamma repeaters · alternative soft gamma repeater

  1. An source of large gamma-ray bursts and X-rays at fluctuating intervals, thought to be a type of magnetar or neutron star.
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