"BLR" meaning in English

See BLR in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: BLRs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} BLR (plural BLRs)
  1. (astronomy) Initialism of broad-line region. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: broad-line region

Inflected forms

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