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Pulsar vs Pulsator - What's the difference?

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Pulsar is a related term of pulsator.


As nouns the difference between pulsar and pulsator

is that pulsar is pulsar while pulsator is (astronomy) any pulsating astronomical object.

pulsar

English

(wikipedia pulsar)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (star): A rotating neutron star that emits radio pulses periodically

    • Derived terms

    * PSR (abbreviation)

    See also

    * magnetar * RRAT, rotating radio transient * SGR, soft gamma repeater

    pulsator

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (astronomy) Any pulsating astronomical object
  • (dated) A beater; a striker.
  • (engineering, dated) That which beats or throbs in working.

    • Related terms

    * pulsar

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