burst fire

collocation in English

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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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fire
noun
uk
/faɪər/us
/faɪr/
(material that is in) the state of burning that produces flames that send out heat and light, and might ...
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This was intended to dramatically increase the accuracy ofburstfire, but the system never truly worked, and was later dropped.
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However, as the felt recoil is virtually eliminated, the manufacturer claims that accuracy is enhanced, especially duringburstfire.
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Theburstfirerate was 3 rounds in 15 seconds.
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A few children and teenagers who were survived theburstfire, were bayonetted to death.
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It is designed forburstfirerather than full-auto because of limited magazine capacity.
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This allows for controlled bursts without the use of aburstfiresetting.
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Jovic was struck byburstfireat the post office building, penetrating his bulletproof vest.
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For instance, the burst/tonic transition might be related to attention and overall vigilance, with burst firing associated more with less vigilant states.
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We nonetheless found burst firing present during the vigilant, waking state.
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Finally, the proposed advantage of burst firing for signal detection considers only the signal carried by the firing pattern of the relay cell itself.
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This complements other reported advantages of burst firing for signal detection seen in signal-to-noise ratios and in the ability to efficiently drive postsynaptic cells.
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Development in the absence of spontaneous bioelectric activity results in increased stereotyped burst firing in cultures of dissociated cerebral cortex.
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Differential burst firing modes in neurons of the mammalian visual cortex in vitro.
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One par ticularly interesting group of action potentials that we have identified by both sets of criteria as tonic firing may in fact represent burst firing.
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The conclusion from this work is that the postsynaptic effects of burst firing further enhance its ability compared to tonic firing to signal the presence of a stimulus.
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The remaining 19 were made to stand in a line and then burst fired.
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