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| pul·sar [ púl sr ] (plural pul·sars) |
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pulsating star: a small dense star that emits brief intense bursts of visible radiation, radio waves, and X-rays, and is generally believed to be a rapidly rotating neutron star
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| [Mid-20th century. Contraction of pulsating star, after quasar] |
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