magnetic star
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of magnetic star
First recorded in 1975–80
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
In the Sextans constellation 4,500 light-years away, a dead, magnetic star rotates 592 times in a second, emanating electromagnetic beams like an oscillating lighthouse out into the universe.
From Salon ● Aug. 30, 2023
A dense, magnetic star violently erupted and spat out as much energy as a billion suns — and it happened in a fraction of a second, scientists recently reported.
From Scientific American ● Jan. 5, 2022
Clinton doesn’t want a magnetic star; she wants a steady supporter.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 22, 2016
A high proportion of them, Graham included, had Rudolf Nureyev, the most magnetic star of mid-20th-century ballet, as their guest attraction.
From New York Times ● Jul. 3, 2015
Early students thought that the magnet pointed toward some particular spot in the sky, perhaps some magnetic star.
From Editorials from the Hearst Newspapers by Brisbane, Arthur
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
