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10 Language-to-English Dictionariespulsar
Pronunciation / Transliteration: pulsar
"Gli astronomi studiano i segnali radio di un pulsar."
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A highly magnetized, rotating neutron star that emits a beam of electromagnetic radiation.
"Astronomers detected regular radio pulses from the newly discovered pulsar."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Coined in 1968 as a portmanteau of the words 'pulsating' and 'quasar' following the discovery of rapidly rotating neutron stars by Jocelyn Bell Burnell and Antony Hewish. The term combines the pulsing nature of the signals with the stellar radio source designation (-ar).
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Pulsar" is said worldwide
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pulsar
Transliteration: pulsar
"Le pulsar émet un rayonnement électromagnétique périodique."
Pulsar
Transliteration: Pulsar
"Ein Pulsar ist ein rotierender Neutronenstern."
pulsar
Transliteration: pulsar
"Gli astronomi studiano i segnali radio di un pulsar."
púlsar
Transliteration: púlsar
"Un púlsar gira a una velocidad increíblemente alta."
pulsar
Transliteration: pulsar
"O pulsar emite pulsos de radiação extremamente regulares."
पल्सर
Transliteration: palsar
"खगोल ਵਿਗਿਆਨੀयों ने एक नए पल्सर की खोज की।"
脉冲星
Transliteration: màichōngxīng
"科学家通过射电望远镜观测到了这颗脉冲星。"
펄서
Transliteration: peolseo
"펄서는 주기적으로 전자기파를 방출하는 중성자별입니다."
パルサー
Transliteration: parusā
"パルサーは高速で自転する中性子星です。"
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