pulsar
Plural: pulsars
Noun
- A rapidly rotating neutron star emitting regular pulses of radiation.
- a degenerate neutron star; small and extremely dense; rotates very fast and emits regular pulses of polarized radiation
- A rotating neutron star that emits radio pulses periodically.
Examples
- He aimed for the center of the board with PULSAR, hoping for a stellar score.
Origin / Etymology
Blend of pulsating + (radio) star, patterned after quasar. Coined by British astronomers Antony Hewish and Jocelyn Bell in 1968, and first used in print in The Daily Telegraph. By surface analysis, pulse + -ar
Synonyms
PSR
Scrabble Score: 8
pulsar: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordpulsar: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
pulsar: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 11
pulsar: valid Words With Friends Word