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Meaning of Pulsar | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

A rotating neutron star that emits radio pulses periodically.

Equivalents

Български пулсар
Bosanski pulsar пулсар
Català púlsar
Čeština pulzar
Deutsch Pulsar
Ελληνικά πάλσαρ
Esperanto pulsaro
Español púlsar
Suomi pulsari
Français pulsar
Gaeilge pulsár
Hrvatski pulsar пулсар
Magyar pulzár
Հայերեն պուլսար
Italiano pulsar
日本語 パルサー
ქართული პულსარი
Nederlands pulsar
Polski pulsar
Português pulsar
Русский пульсар
Slovenščina pulzar
Српски pulsar пулсар
Svenska pulsar
Türkçe atarca pulsar
Українська пульсар

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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