x-ray burster

noun Astronomy.

a celestial source from which bursts of x-rays are received.
Also called burster.

Origin of x-ray burster

First recorded in 1975–80

Words nearby x-ray burster

x-rated, x-ray, x-ray astronomy, x-ray binary, x-ray binary star, x-ray burster, x-ray crystallography, x-ray diffraction, x-ray microscope, x-ray photograph, x-ray spectrometer