magnetic star

noun

Astronomy.

1. a star having a strong magnetic field.

Word History and Origins

Origin of magnetic star¹

First recorded in 1975–80

Example Sentences

"The two inner stars merged in a violent manner, creating a magnetic star and throwing out some material, which created the nebula. The more distant star formed a new orbit with the newly merged, now-magnetic star, creating the binary we see today at the centre of the nebula."

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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.

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For the first time, at least one clear line of observable, evidence-based theory can be drawn from supernova to monster magnetar — with an entirely new type of ultrahigh magnetic star in between which, as Shenar said, has "been hiding in plain sight all along."

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Now researchers may have pinned down one possible pathway to a magnetar by finding an unusually massive and magnetic star that might be on the cusp of forming one of these enigmatic objects.

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But this new chapter is about much more than how the industry perceives Kalukango, whose performance as Kaneisha earned her a Tony nomination and a reputation for a magnetic star quality, as the director of “Paradise Square,” Moisés Kaufman, put it.

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