burster
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burst·er
(bûr′stər)n.
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 | 1. | burster - a quantity of explosive to be set off at one time; "this cartridge has a powder charge of 50 grains" 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 |
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