PULSAR


Meaning of PULSAR in English

/ ˈpʌlsɑː(r); NAmE / noun

( astronomy ) a star that cannot be seen but that sends out regular rapid radio signals

—compare quasar

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WORD ORIGIN

from puls(ating st)ar , on the pattern of quasar .

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