SUNBURST
Sunburst
A Sunburst is a design or figure commonly used in architectural ornaments and design patterns. It consists of rays or "beams" radiating out from a central disk in the manner of sunbeams. Sometimes part of a sunburst, a semicircular or semi-elliptical shape, is used. Traditional sunburst motifs usually show the rays narrowing as they get further from the center; from the later 19th century they often get wider, as in the Japanese Rising Sun Flag, which is more appropriate in optical terms.The above text is a snippet from Wikipedia: Sunburst
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