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Pulsar

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

A rotating neutron star that emits radio pulses periodically.

Equivalents

Españolpúlsar
Françaispulsar
DeutschPulsar
26 more languages
Българскипулсар
Catalàpúlsar
Češtinapulzar
Ελληνικάπάλσαρ
Esperantopulsaro
Suomipulsari
Gaeilgepulsár
Galegopúlsar
Magyarpulzár
Հայերենպուլսար
Italianopulsar
日本語パルサー
ქართულიპულსარი
Nederlandspulsar
Polskipulsar
Portuguêspulsar
Русскийпульсар
Slovenščinapulzar
Српскиpulsarпулсар
Svenskapulsar
Türkçeatarcapulsar
Українськапульсар

Examples

Rapidly rotating dead stars, pulsars are so named because as they spin, they release beams of electromagnetic radiation across space that appear to pulse like celestial lighthouses. But a pulsar called PSR J1023+0038, located about 4,500 light-years away from Earth in the Sextans constellation, is even more unusual in that some of the pulses are brighter than others, almost like it’s switching between different modes.”

CEFR level

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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