(countable) A figure or shape showing rays radiating from a central point.
Used in a Sentence
sunburst
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for sunburst.
Editorial note
It's not that hard to fix the area problem with sunburst charts, by decreasing the radius for outer rings.
Examples19
Definitions3
Parts of speech1
Quick take
(countable) A figure or shape showing rays radiating from a central point.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of sunburst gathered in one view.
(countable) A strong outburst of sunlight.
(uncountable) A style of finish for musical instruments such as guitars, having an area of lighter color (often showing the wood grain underneath) that darkens gradually towards a dark outer rim.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for sunburst.
noun
(countable) A figure or shape showing rays radiating from a central point.
noun
(countable) A strong outburst of sunlight.
noun
(uncountable) A style of finish for musical instruments such as guitars, having an area of lighter color (often showing the wood grain underneath) that darkens gradually towards a dark outer rim.
Example sentences
It's not that hard to fix the area problem with sunburst charts, by decreasing the radius for outer rings.
The doc also explains the UX issue of a simple sunburst graph, thus using a tiered sun burst graph.
The sunburst chart is really pretty but bad from an information communication perspective.
It was as useless then as the spinning sunburst is now.
Is the sunburst background behind Lehrer's head in the table necessary?
We just directly visualize that hierarchical representation in the sunburst.
Whereas the simple act of labelling a node adds another outer ring arc to the sunburst (thus more coloured area), even though the underlying truth hasn't changed.
You might like color-theme-sunburst.el based on your screenshot.
Why not treemaps rather than sunburst visualizations?
Inspired by file system visualization tools, my first attempts were also tree maps and sunburst graphs, but I ran into the same problems as in the article.
- Sunburst and Luminary from the perspective of some of the first ever software developers working on the computer in the lunar module.
...and just when I was thinking about buying that black-to-blue sunburst Les Paul I saw recently...
Quote examples
If it's "a treemap, except it uses a radial layout" why don't they call it a radial treemap, instead of a sunburst?
- "Sunburst and Luminary", the really quite charming and lively memoir by Apollo software engineer Don Eyles.
I've been searching for "Zoomable Sunburst" but was unable to find it.
I think it was "predicted" by Sunburst, the Solarwinds hack.
Proper noun examples
Sunburst and Luminary: An Apollo Memoir by Don Eyles - The Apollo Guidance Computer.
I'd add 'Sunburst and Luminary: An Apollo Memoir' [0], written by one of the LM guidance computer programmers, Don Eyles, to the Apollo reading list.
I maintain an app size inspection tool that runs locally on your macOS and added the file inspector (Sunburst chart) for Gmail if anyone is interested in exploring its contents.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use sunburst in a sentence?
It's not that hard to fix the area problem with sunburst charts, by decreasing the radius for outer rings.
What does sunburst mean?
(countable) A figure or shape showing rays radiating from a central point.
What part of speech is sunburst?
sunburst is commonly used as noun.