blazar

== English == === Etymology === Blend of B +‎ L +‎ Lac +‎ quasar. Coined by astronomer Edward Spiegel in 1978 from BL Lac object and quasar, punning blazing from its optical presentation compared to usual quasars. By surface analysis, blaze +‎ -ar. === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /ˈbleɪ.zɑɹ/ Rhymes: -eɪzɑː(ɹ) === Noun === blazar (plural blazars) (astronomy) A very compact quasar, associated with a supermassive black hole at the center of an active galaxy. (astronomy) An object which is either an optically violent variable quasar (OVV quasar) or a BL Lac object or which has properties of both. ==== Hypernyms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === === Further reading === Active Galaxies and Quasistallar Objects, Blazars Blazar Illuminates Era When Stars And Galaxies Formed