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- [puhl-sahr]
- /ˈpʌl sɑr/
- /ˈpʌl.sɑːr/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [puhl-sahr]
- /ˈpʌl sɑr/
Definitions of pulsar word
- noun pulsar Astronomy. one of several hundred known celestial objects, generally believed to be rapidly rotating neutron stars, that emit pulses of radiation, especially radio waves, with a high degree of regularity. 1
- noun pulsar astronomy: type of star 1
- countable noun pulsar A pulsar is a star that spins very fast and cannot be seen but produces regular radio signals. 0
- noun pulsar any of a number of very small extremely dense objects first observed in 1967, which rotate very rapidly and emit very regular pulses of polarized radiation, esp radio waves. They are thought to be neutron stars formed following supernova explosions 0
- noun pulsar any of several celestial objects, thought to be rotating neutron stars, which emit electromagnetic radiation, esp. radio waves, at short and very regular intervals 0
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Origin of pulsar
First appearance:
before 1965 One of the 2% newest English words
1965-70; puls(ating st)ar, on the model of quasar
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Parts of speech for Pulsar
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pulsar popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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