"magnetar" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-magnetar.wav [US] Forms: magnetars [plural]
Etymology: Blend of magnet + pulsar. Analyzable as magnet + -ar. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|magnet|pulsar}} Blend of magnet + pulsar, {{suffix|en|magnet|ar}} magnet + -ar Head templates: {{en-noun}} magnetar (plural magnetars)
  1. (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. Wikipedia link: magnetar Categories (topical): Neutron stars, Stars Related terms: gamma ray Translations (pulsar with an extremely powerful magnetic field): магнета́р (magnetár) [masculine] (Bulgarian), 磁星 (cíxīng) (Chinese Mandarin), magnetar (Finnish), magnétar [masculine] (French), Magnetar [masculine] (German), magnetar [feminine] (Italian), magnetar [masculine] (Polish), magnetar [masculine] (Spanish), magnetoestrella [feminine] (Spanish)

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