"fast blue optical transient" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: fast blue optical transients [plural]
Head templates: {{en-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 Wikipedia link: en:fast blue optical transient Categories (topical): Astronomy Synonyms: FBOT [abbreviation] Hyponyms: LFBOT (english: luminous fast blue optical transient) Derived forms: FBOT [abbreviation], luminous fast blue optical transient (alt: LFBOT) Coordinate_terms: gamma-ray burst, supernova
    Sense id: en-fast_blue_optical_transient-en-noun-Rk3MS4wk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences

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