blazar
English
Etymology
Coined by 1978 by astronomer Edward Spiegel from BL Lac object and quasar. Coincidentally, they also blaze brightly as some of the most energetic phenomena in the universe.
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈbleɪz.ɑɹ/
- Rhymes: -ɒɹ
Noun
blazar (plural blazars)
- (astronomy) A very compact quasar, associated with a supermassive black hole at the center of an active galaxy.
- (astronomy) An object which is either an optically violent variable quasar or a BL Lac object or which has properties of both.
Translations
astronomy: a very compact quasar, associated with a supermassive black hole
an optically violent variable quasar or BL Lac object
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