fast blue optical transient

English

Noun

fast blue optical transient (plural fast blue optical transients)

  1. (astronomy) a very short duration bright flash in the visible spectrum; thought to be caused by a type of supernova

Synonyms

  • FBOT (“abbreviation”)

Hyponyms

  • LFBOT (luminous fast blue optical transient)

Coordinate terms

Derived terms

  • FBOT (abbreviation)
  • luminous fast blue optical transient (LFBOT)
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