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magnetar

noun

Etymology

Blend of magnet + pulsar. By surface analysis, magnet + -ar.

  1. derived from *h₂stḗr✻
  2. inherited from *sternô✻
  3. inherited from *sterrō✻
  4. inherited from steorra
  5. inherited from sterre
  6. compounded as pulsar — “pulsating + star”
  7. compounded as magnetar — “magnet + pulsar”

Definitions

  1. A neutron star or pulsar with an extremely powerful magnetic field, especially those on…

    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.

    • This signal could be detected with Advanced LIGO-class detectors up to the distance of the Virgo cluster, where ≥ 1 yr⁻¹ magnetars are expected to form.
    • One of most mysterious feature[s] of magnetars is their X-ray luminosities, which always exceed the rotational energy loss. Thus, the energy source of the radiation of magnetars is a mysterious question.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for magnetar. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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