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A rapidly rotating neutron star whose directed radiation is observed as regularly repeating pulses.
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- millisecond pulsar
- pulsar timing
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The navigator used a pulsar’s steady rhythm to check their position.
A second pulsar appeared as a sharp beat in the radio data.
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Primary category: sci-fi. Forms: Singular: pulsar; plural: pulsars. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.
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