neutron star

noun

: a dense celestial object that consists primarily of closely packed neutrons and that results from the collapse of a much larger stellar body

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The most obvious candidate, the team says, is a pulsar – a type of neutron star that produces beams of electromagnetic radiation from its poles. Michael Irving, New Atlas, 29 Nov. 2024 New observations of microscopic vortices confirm the existence of a paradoxical phase of matter that may also arise inside neutron stars. Quanta Magazine, 6 Nov. 2024 This neutron star is only 12 miles (20 kilometers) from end to end, yet weighs 1 1/2 times our sun. Seth Borenstein, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Feb. 2024 In this case, the LIGO data analysis programs had concluded from the shape of the gravitational wave front that two in-spiraling and ultimately colliding neutron stars had produced the spacetime blip. IEEE Spectrum, 28 Aug. 2019 See all Example Sentences for neutron star 

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First Known Use

1934, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of neutron star was in 1934

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“Neutron star.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/neutron%20star. Accessed 12 Dec. 2024.

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neutron star

noun
: a very dense object in space that consists of closely packed neutrons and is produced by the collapse of a much larger star

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