Definitions

1. noun

a star that has experienced a massive seismic event, often due to a collapse or internal rearrangement of its structure

“Astronomers detected a starquake in a distant binary system.”

2. verb

to experience a massive seismic event, often due to a collapse or internal rearrangement of its structure

“The star is believed to have starquaked in the recent past, causing its surface to cool.”