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plerion

plerion noun: a nebula powered by the pulsar wind of a pulsar.

Noun

plerion (plural plerions)

  1. A nebula powered by the pulsar wind of a pulsar.

Forms of plerion

pluralplerions

Origin of plerion

Coined by Weiler & Panagia (1978), from Ancient Greek πλήρης (plḗrēs, “full”).

Questions about plerion

What does plerion mean?
Plerion means a nebula powered by the pulsar wind of a pulsar.
What part of speech is plerion?
Plerion is a noun.
What is the plural of plerion?
The plural of plerion is plerions.

Words near plerion in the dictionary

  1. plereme
  2. pleremes
  3. pleremic
  4. plerergate
  5. plerergates
  6. plerion
  7. plerions
  8. plerixafor
  9. plerocercoid
  10. plerocercoids
  11. pleroma

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