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

• gamma-ray burst
• supernova

Derived terms

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