pulsars
pulsars is the plural of pulsar.
Meaning of pulsar
Noun
pulsar (plural pulsars)
- A rotating neutron star that emits radio pulses periodically.
- Rapidly rotating dead stars, pulsars are so named because as they spin, they release beams of electromagnetic radiation across space that appear to pulse like celestial lighthouses.
But a pulsar called PSR J1023+0038, located about 4,500 light-years away from Earth in the Sextans constellation, is...2023 August 30, Ashley Strickland, “Astronomers solve the puzzle of an unusual pulsing dead star”, in CNN
- Synonyms:
- PSR
- Rapidly rotating dead stars, pulsars are so named because as they spin, they release beams of electromagnetic radiation across space that appear to pulse like celestial lighthouses.
Phrases with pulsars
Questions about pulsars
- What is pulsars the plural of?
- Pulsars is the plural of pulsar.
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