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Pulsar

A rotating neutron star that emits radio pulses periodically

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A rotating neutron star that emits radio pulses periodically

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pressnoun	An instance of applying pressure; an instance of pressing.
pushnoun	An attempt to persuade someone into a particular course of action.
touchnoun	An act of touching, especially with the hand or finger.
clicknoun	(graphical user interface) The act of pressing a button on a computer mouse or similar input device, both as a physical act and a reaction in the software.
clickingnoun	The sound or action of a click.
pressingnoun	The application of pressure by a press or other means.
selectnoun	A button (of a joystick, joypad or similar device) that, when pressed, activates any of certain predefined functions that usually, but not always, involve selecting something out of a list of items.
magnetospheresnoun	(physics) The comet-shaped region around Earth or another planet in which charged particles are trapped or deflected. Shaped by the solar wind and the planet's magnetic field.
radiopulsarnoun	A pulsar that emits only radio waves
pulsar clocknoun	A clock built to measure time based on the regular pulses from a pulsar.
subpulsenoun	(astronomy) The lesser of the two regular pulses emitted by a pulsar
pulsingnoun	The action of something that pulses.
magnetarnoun	(astronomy) 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.
glitchnoun	(countable) A problem affecting function.
pulsenoun	(physiology) A normally regular beat felt when arteries near the skin (for example, at the neck or wrist) are depressed, caused by the heart pumping blood through them.
pulsatancenoun	(physics) angular frequency (in radians per second)
interwindverb	To wind around; to intertwine.
radio jetnoun	Either of a pair of intense beams of radio waves emitted by a microquasar or similar object
wavepulsenoun	(physics) A wave of very short duration.
nuclear magnetic pulsenoun	An electromagnetic pulse caused by a nuclear explosion