circumburst

English

Etymology

circum- +‎ burst

Adjective

circumburst (not comparable)

1. (physics, astronomy) Surrounding a burst
   • 2014, Robert Allan Mesler III, Searching for the Long-Duration Gamma-Ray Burst Progenitor:

     In order to probe the nature of the long-duration GRB progenitor, it is critical to understand the nature of the circumburst medium in which the progenitor is immersed.