Definition of Pulsar

1. Noun. A degenerate neutron star; small and extremely dense; rotates very fast and emits regular pulses of polarized radiation.

Generic synonyms: Neutron Star

Definition of Pulsar

1. Noun. (star): A rotating neutron star that emits radio pulses periodically ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Pulsar

1. a celestial source of radio waves [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pulsar

pulpless
pulplike
pulpmill
pulpmills
pulpotomies
pulpotomy
pulpous
pulps
pulpwood
pulpwoods
pulque
pulques
puls
pulsant
pulsar (current term)
pulsarlike
pulsars
pulsatance
pulsatances
pulsate
pulsated
pulsates
pulsatile
pulsatility
pulsatilla
pulsating
pulsatingly
pulsation
pulsational

Literary usage of Pulsar

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Read & Understand Science Grades 4-6 by Delana Heidrich, Judith Herbst, Kathleen Simpson (2007)
"Eso es más o menos lo que hace un pulsar. En lugar de luz, el pulsar despide ondas de radio. Las marcas que Jocelyn encontró en el papel eran las ..."

2. Russian Defense Business Directory: St. Petersburg and Leningrad Oblastedited by Franklin J. Carvalho edited by Franklin J. Carvalho (1998)
"Enterprise name: pulsar SCIENTIFIC PRODUCTION ASSOCIATION LAST UPDATE: November 1995 ... pulsar has developed a wide variety of diodes, transistors, ..."

3. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"The location and period of the Crab pulsar are known, and a prediction has been made about the frequency of the expected gravity waves. ..."

4. BST edited by Jean A. Larson (1995)
"The pulsar parameters, except for number of peaks detected, ... Because some endocrine characteristics as defined by pulsar were influenced by season, ..."

5. History of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella, the Catholic by William Hickling Prescott (1857)
"pulsar, Reyes mol, Rebelion de Moriscos, lib. 1, 42 Bernaldez, Reyes Catolicos, cap. 5, 7; lib. 4, cap. ... He was probably a native of pulsar, near Toledo. ..."

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