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Pulsar (comics)
WordNet
noun
(1) A degenerate neutron star; small and extremely dense; rotates very fast and emits regular pulses of polarized radiation
WiktionaryText
Etymology
From pulsating star, patterned after quasar.
Noun
- : A rotating neutron star that emits radio pulses periodically