magnetar
A neutron star or pulsar with an extremely powerful magnetic field, especially those…A neutron star or pulsar with an extremely powerful magnetic field, especially those on which starquakes occur, thought to be the source of some gamma-ray bursts.
» Magnetars are a type of neutron star with powerful magnetic fields.
Meaning
1 sensesA neutron star or pulsar with an extremely powerful magnetic field, especially those on which starquakes occur, thought to be the source of some gamma-ray bursts.
Magnetar
Examples
2 sentencesMagnetars are a type of neutron star with powerful magnetic fields.
Astronomers last year linked observations of an FRB spotted in our Milky Way galaxy with a region where a known magnetar resides.
Translations
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Origin
Blend of magnet + pulsar. By surface analysis, magnet + -ar.Blend of magnet + pulsar. By surface analysis, magnet + -ar.
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