STARQUAKE


Meaning of STARQUAKE in English

/stahr"kwayk'/ , n. Astron.

a rapid change in the mass distribution or shape of a pulsar, resulting in a fluctuation of the pulsar's pulse rate or radiation intensity.

[ 1965-70; STAR + (EARTH)QUAKE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .