initial burst

collocation in English

meaningsofinitialandburst

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initial
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ɪˈnɪʃ.əl/us
/ɪˈnɪʃ.əl/
of or at ...
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burst
noun[C]
uk
/bɜːst/us
/bɝːst/
UK
the act of breaking open so that what is inside ...
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(Definition ofinitialandburstfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The latter have a more prominentinitialburstwhile in the former there is a better relationship between the light intensity and the level of sustained activity.
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Tight coupling between burst spikes and retinal spikes occurred for about 9% ofinitialburstspikes and for about 6% each of the second and third burst spikes.
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I do not believe that the courts will be inundated once they have got through theinitialburstof appeals.
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Certainly, little has been done after theinitialburstof the interim report, to which he referred.
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Following aninitialburstof great enthusiasm for action to be taken over smoking, there has been an ominous silence.
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After aninitialburstof popularity in the 1960s, residential use of such relay-based low voltage systems has become rare.
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After thisinitialburstphase, more polar non-covalent interactions take over.
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The men hit the beach and successfully dig in, despite aninitialburstof resistance.
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Many fish (and again, lures) are lost once they reach the protection of the snags as a result of theirinitialburstof speed.
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Theinitialburstscatters the shells across the sky before they explode.
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These supernova-like features continued to develop in the weeks after theinitialburst.
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After aninitialburstof interest, research remained static until early 2000 (see figure).
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The stars contain low abundances of heavy elements because star formation ceases after theinitialburst.
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After theinitialburstof fire, the insurgents remained behind their cover and waited, concealed from security force eyes.
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Early searches for this afterglow were unsuccessful, largely due to the difficulties in observing a burst's position at longer wavelengths immediately after theinitialburst.
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Organizing slowed after theinitialburstof success.
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