pulsar

Meaning

A rotating neutron star that emits radio pulses periodically.

Translations

πάλσαρ

pulsar

atarca

نباض

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Pulsares

Frequency

34k
Etymology

Blend of pulsating + (radio) star, patterned after quasar. Coined by British astronomers Antony Hewish and Jocelyn Bell in 1968, and first used in print in The Daily Telegraph. By surface analysis, pulse + -ar

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