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burst·er

(bûr′stər)

1. An offline device used to burst computer printouts.

2. An astrophysical object that emits a brief but intense burst of gamma or x-radiation.

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Noun

burster - a quantity of explosive to be set off at one time; "this cartridge has a powder charge of 50 grains"

bursting charge, explosive charge, charge

explosive - a chemical substance that undergoes a rapid chemical change (with the production of gas) on being heated or struck

shot - an explosive charge used in blasting

undercharge - an insufficient charge

rocket fuel, rocket propellant, rocket propellent - an explosive charge that propels a rocket

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