blazar

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blazar

Etymology

Blend 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. Analyzable as blaze +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /ˈbleɪ.zɑɹ/
Rhymes: -eɪzɑː(ɹ)

Noun

blazar (plural blazars)

(astronomy) A very compact quasar, associated with a supermassive black hole at the center of an active galaxy.
(astronomy) An object which is either an optically violent variable quasar (OVV quasar) or a BL Lac object or which has properties of both.

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Translations

astronomy: a very compact quasar, associated with a supermassive black hole

Finnish: blasaari
Polish: blazar m
Russian: блаза́р (ru) m (blazár)
Spanish: blazar m
Swedish: blazar c, blasar c

an optically violent variable quasar or BL Lac object

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Swedish: ^{(please verify)} blazar c