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A neutron star with an exceptionally powerful magnetic field, often associated with intense high-energy outbursts.
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- magnetar flare
- magnetar outburst
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A magnetar flare saturated the ship’s detectors.
The survey crew marked the magnetar as a source of hazardous radiation.
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Primary category: sci-fi. Forms: Singular: magnetar; plural: magnetars. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.
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