magnetic star
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of magnetic star
First recorded in 1975–80
Example Sentences
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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
Columbus and Paracelsus, for example, believed that the magnet was attracted by some point in the heavens, such as a magnetic star.
From A History of Science — Volume 2 by Henry Smith Williams
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