An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

The heavy saturation of CCD pixels whereby electrons spill over up and down the column; also called blooming.

Etymology (EN): → chrge; bleeding, from Bleed, from O.E. bledan, from P.Gmc. *blothjan “emit blood” (cf. Ger. bluten), from *blotham “blood”, PIE root bhel- “to bloom, thirve”.

Etymology (PE): Sarriz “overflow”, from sar “head”
(Mid.Pers. sar, Av. sarah- “head,” Skt. siras- “head,” Gk. kara “head,” keras “horn,” Mod.Pers. sarun “horn,” L. cerebrum “brain;” PIE *ker- “head, horn”) + riz present stem of rixtan “to pour; to flow; to cast” (Mid.Pers. rēxtan and rēcitan “to flow,” Av. raēk- “to leave, set free; to yield, transfer,” infinitive *ricyā, Mod.Pers; rig in morderig “heritage” (literally, “left by the dead”), Skt. rinakti “he leaves,” riti- “stream; motion, course,” L. rivus “stream, brook,” Old Church Slavic rēka “river,” Rus. reka “river,” Goth. rinnan “run, flow,” rinno “brook,” O.E. ridh “stream;” PIE base *rei- “to flow; to run”).