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[ noun ] an unrestrained expression of emotion
Synonyms Used in print (The Christian Science Monitor,...)What followed the outburst brought almost breathless silence as Miss_Sutherland revealed her mastery of a voice probably unique among sopranos today . (Edward P. Lawton, "Northern Liberals and Southern...)But in our case - and neither my wife nor I have extreme views on integration , nor are we given to emotional outbursts - the situation has ruined one or two valued friendships and come_close to wrecking several more . Related terms |
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[ noun ] a sudden violent happening
Examples "an outburst of heavy rain" "a burst of lightning" Used in print (Cornell H. Mayer, "Radio Emission of the Moon...)The radio_radiation of the sun which is reflected from the moon and planets should be negligible compared with their thermal_emission at centimeter wave_lengths , except possibly at times of exceptional outbursts of solar radio_noise . Therefore , neglecting the extreme outbursts , reflected solar_radiation is not expected to cause sizable errors in the measurements of planetary radiation in the centimeter - and decimeter wave-length range . |
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