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pulsar

pul·sar

US/ˈpʊlsɜr/ uncommon

noun

1.

a degenerate neutron star; small and extremely dense; rotates very fast and emits regular pulses of polarized radiation

Origin

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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