rotation-powered pulsar

noun

A type of neutron star powered by its loss of rotational energy in its magnetic field.

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Meanings

nounrotation-powered pulsar (plural rotation-powered pulsars)

plural rotation-powered pulsars

  1. A type of neutron star powered by its loss of rotational energy in its magnetic field.
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