Definitions

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  • noun astronomy A very large burst (of X-rays etc)

Etymologies

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super- +‎ burst

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Examples

  • That 10-frames-a-second mode requires a lot of light; indoors, these superburst-mode photos are sometimes too dim, and you can't adjust the aperture in this mode.

    Combined feed generated from RSS2.com Daring Fireball 2010

  • That 10-frames-a-second mode requires a lot of light; indoors, these superburst-mode photos are sometimes too dim, and you can't adjust the aperture in this mode.

    Daring Fireball John Gruber 2010

  • That 10-frames-a-second mode requires a lot of light; indoors, these superburst-mode photos are sometimes too dim, and you can't adjust the aperture in this mode.

    Daring Fireball John Gruber 2010

  • That 10-frames-a-second mode requires a lot of light; indoors, these superburst-mode photos are sometimes too dim, and you can't adjust the aperture in this mode.

    Daring Fireball John Gruber 2010

  • That 10-frames-a-second mode requires a lot of light; indoors, these superburst-mode photos are sometimes too dim, and you can't adjust the aperture in this mode.

    Daring Fireball John Gruber 2010

  • That 10-frames-a-second mode requires a lot of light; indoors, these superburst-mode photos are sometimes too dim, and you can't adjust the aperture in this mode.

    feeds.diveintomark.org John Gruber 2010

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