Collocations withburst
These are words often used in combination withburst.
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burst fire
This was intended to dramatically increase the accuracy of burst fire, but the system never truly worked, and was later dropped.
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burst of activity
There are some early prescriptions and musings, but the advent of sound on film occasioned the first burst of activity in the 1930s.
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burst of energy
First, this statistical work brings home the importance of this extraordinary burst of energy and excitement in the early 1560s.
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burst of light
When finished with each, she threw the clippings into the flames, creating a burst of light each time.
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burst of speed
This morning there was suddenly a burst of speed and clause 5 was obtained in one hour.
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final burst
I remain confident that the final burst of energy will be as successful as the earlier sales, for the industry, the taxpayer and the consumer.
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gamma-ray burst
Determining the gamma-ray burst rate as a function of redshift.
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initial burst
The latter have a more prominent initial burst while in the former there is a better relationship between the light intensity and the level of sustained activity.
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quick burst
They have said that there should be a quick burst in one year to relieve the fleet of the excess capacity as soon as possible.
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rapid burst
This influx of money allowed for a rapid burst in the extension of credit and the clearing off of old debt.
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short burst
To apply this technique, a short burst of ultrasonic energy is generated, amplified and transmitted by a transducer.
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sudden burst
At daybreak one morning there was a sudden burst of shouting, drumming, and the staccato of horses' hooves.
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