blazar
blazar · blazars
блазар
A very compact quasar, associated with a supermassive black hole at the center of an…A very compact quasar, associated with a supermassive black hole at the center of an active galaxy.
US/ˈbleɪ.zɑɹ/
Meaning
2 sensesA very compact quasar, associated with a supermassive black hole at the center of an active galaxy.
блаза́рblazár
An object which is either an optically violent variable quasar (OVV quasar) or a BL Lac object or which has properties of both.
Translations
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By meaning 1
astronomy: a very compact quasar, associated with a supermassive black hole:
Origin
Blend of B + L + Lac + quasar. Coined by astronomer Edward Spiegel in 1978 from BL Lac objBlend of B + L + Lac + quasar. Coined by astronomer Edward Spiegel in 1978 from BL Lac object and quasar, punning blazing from its optical presentation compared to usual quasars. By surface analysis, blaze + -ar.
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