blitzar
The English word “blitzar” has 2 meanings listed here.
noun
- A phenomenon that emits a fast radio burst.
- The object type that generates the phenomenon which emits the burst.
Etymology
Blend of blitz + star. Proposed in 2013 by Heino Falcke and Luciano Rezzolla. By surface analysis, blitz + -ar.
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