pulsar
US /ˈpʌl.sɑːr/
UK /ˈpʌl.sɑːr/
名詞
脈衝星
a celestial object, thought to be a rapidly rotating neutron star, that emits regular pulses of radio waves and other electromagnetic radiation at rates of up to 1,000 pulses per second.
範例:
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Astronomers discovered a new pulsar in the distant galaxy.
天文學家在遙遠的星系中發現了一個新的脈衝星。
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The Crab Pulsar is a famous example of a rapidly spinning neutron star.
蟹狀星雲脈衝星是快速旋轉中子星的一個著名例子。