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 Definitions of pulsar  [ˈpʌl sɑr]  

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Definition of 'pulsar' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) pulsar
any of several hundred known celestial objects, generally believed to be rapidly rotating neutron stars, that emit pulses of radiation, esp. radio waves, with a high degree of regularity.

Etymology:  (1968; puls(ating st)ar, on the model of quasar)

Definition of 'pulsar' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) pulsar
a degenerate neutron star; small and extremely dense; rotates very fast and emits regular pulses of polarized radiation

'pulsar' - Nearby Entries  

pulpwood  pulpy  pulque  pulsar  pulsate  pulsatilla  pulsatilla occidentalis  



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