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Pulsar vs Radiopulsar - What's the difference?

pulsar | radiopulsar |

As nouns the difference between pulsar and radiopulsar

is that pulsar is pulsar while radiopulsar is a pulsar that emits only radio waves.

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

    radiopulsar

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A pulsar that emits only radio waves