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starquake Astr.|ˈstɑːkweɪk|
[f. star n.1 after earthquake.]
A sudden change of shape or structure undergone by a neutron star, pulsar, etc.
1969Nature 9 Aug. 598/1 Neutron stars which satisfy the criterion, ω ≥ 103 s-1, should have starquakes as they slow up. 1970New Scientist 4 June 465/3 After the starquake, the pulsar readjusts its shape and speeds up. 1976Sci. Amer. Oct. 78/3 In still other neutron-star models the source of the gamma rays is ascribed to ‘starquakes’, volcanic activity or other sudden changes in size or shape. 1978Pasachoff & Kutner University Astron. xi. 314 As a result of this ‘starquake’, the matter would then be distributed slightly closer to the center of the star. |