blazar
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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[edit]
Noun[edit]
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[edit]
astronomy: a very compact quasar, associated with a supermassive black hole
an optically violent variable quasar or BL Lac object
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