pulsar

See also: pulsár, púlsar, and Pulsar

English

Etymology

Blend of pulsating +‎ (radio) star, patterned after quasar. Coined by British astronomers Antony Hewish and Jocelyn Bell in 1968, and first used in print in The Daily Telegraph. By surface analysis, pulse +‎ -ar

Pronunciation

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Noun

pulsar (plural pulsars)

  1. (astronomy) A rotating neutron star that emits radio pulses periodically.
    • 2023 August 30, Ashley Strickland, “Astronomers solve the puzzle of an unusual pulsing dead star”, in CNN‎[1]:
      Rapidly rotating dead stars, pulsars are so named because as they spin, they release beams of electromagnetic radiation across space that appear to pulse like celestial lighthouses.
      But a pulsar called PSR J1023+0038, located about 4,500 light-years away from Earth in the Sextans constellation, is even more unusual in that some of the pulses are brighter than others, almost like it’s switching between different modes.

Synonyms

  • PSR (abbreviation)

Hypernyms

Hyponyms

Derived terms

Translations

See also

Further reading

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English pulsar.

Pronunciation

  • Audio:(file)

Noun

pulsar c (plural pulsars)

  1. (astronomy) pulsar

French

Etymology

Borrowed from English pulsar.

Pronunciation

  • Audio:(file)

IPA(key): /pyl.saʁ/

Noun

pulsar f (plural pulsars)

  1. (astronomy) pulsar

Ido

Etymology

From Esperanto pulsi, from English pulsate, German pulsieren, Spanish pulsar, Portuguese pulsar, ultimately from Latin pulsō, frequentative of pellō (“drive, strike”).

Verb

pulsar (present tense pulsas, past tense pulsis, future tense pulsos, imperative pulsez, conditional pulsus)

  1. (transitive) to push, thrust, impel
  2. (intransitive) to beat, throb, pulsate

Conjugation

Conjugation of pulsar
present past future
infinitive pulsar pulsir pulsor
tense pulsas pulsis pulsos
conditional pulsus — —
imperative pulsez — —
adjective active participle pulsanta pulsinta pulsonta
adverbial active participle pulsante pulsinte pulsonte
nominal
active participle 		singular pulsanto pulsinto pulsonto
plural pulsanti pulsinti pulsonti
adjective passive participle pulsata pulsita pulsota
adverbial passive participle pulsate pulsite pulsote
nominal
passive participle 		singular pulsato pulsito pulsoto
plural pulsati pulsiti pulsoti

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Borrowed from English pulsar.

Noun

pulsar m (definite singular pulsaren, indefinite plural pulsarer, definite plural pulsarene)

  1. (astronomy) a pulsar

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English pulsar.

Noun

pulsar m (definite singular pulsaren, indefinite plural pulsarar, definite plural pulsarane)

  1. (astronomy) a pulsar

Etymology 2

Noun

pulsar m

  1. indefinite plural of puls

References

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from English pulsar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpul.sar/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ulsar
  • Syllabification: pul‧sar

Noun

pulsar m inan

  1. (astronomy) pulsar (rotating neutron star that emits radio pulses periodically)

Declension

Declension of pulsar
singular plural
nominative pulsar pulsary
genitive pulsara pulsarów
dative pulsarowi pulsarom
accusative pulsar pulsary
instrumental pulsarem pulsarami
locative pulsarze pulsarach
vocative pulsarze pulsary

Further reading

  • pulsar in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • pulsary in PWN's encyclopedia

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /puwˈsa(ʁ)/ [puʊ̯ˈsa(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /puwˈsa(ɾ)/ [puʊ̯ˈsa(ɾ)]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /puwˈsa(ʁ)/ [puʊ̯ˈsa(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /puwˈsa(ɻ)/ [puʊ̯ˈsa(ɻ)]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /pulˈsaɾ/ [puɫˈsaɾ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /pulˈsa.ɾi/ [puɫˈsa.ɾi]

  • Hyphenation: pul‧sar

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Latin pulsāre. Doublet of the inherited puxar.

Verb

pulsar (first-person singular present pulso, first-person singular preterite pulsei, past participle pulsado)

  1. to pulse, beat, pulsate
Conjugation
    Conjugation of pulsar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
Singular Plural
First-person
(eu) 		Second-person
(tu) 		Third-person
(ele / ela / você) 		First-person
(nós) 		Second-person
(vós) 		Third-person
(eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal pulsar
Personal pulsar pulsares pulsar pulsarmos pulsardes pulsarem
Gerund
pulsando
Past participle
Masculine pulsado pulsados
Feminine pulsada pulsadas
Indicative
Present pulso pulsas pulsa pulsamos pulsais pulsam
Imperfect pulsava pulsavas pulsava pulsávamos pulsáveis pulsavam
Preterite pulsei pulsaste pulsou pulsamos1, pulsámos2 pulsastes pulsaram
Pluperfect pulsara pulsaras pulsara pulsáramos pulsáreis pulsaram
Future pulsarei pulsarás pulsará pulsaremos pulsareis pulsarão
Conditional pulsaria pulsarias pulsaria pulsaríamos pulsaríeis pulsariam
Subjunctive
Present pulse pulses pulse pulsemos pulseis pulsem
Imperfect pulsasse pulsasses pulsasse pulsássemos pulsásseis pulsassem
Future pulsar pulsares pulsar pulsarmos pulsardes pulsarem
Imperative
Affirmative pulsa pulse pulsemos pulsai pulsem
Negative (não) não pulses não pulse não pulsemos não pulseis não pulsem

1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English pulsar.

Noun

pulsar m (plural pulsares)

  1. (astronomy) pulsar (rotating neutron star)

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from English pulsar or French pulsar.

Noun

pulsar m (plural pulsari)

  1. pulsar

Declension

Declension of pulsar
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative pulsar pulsarul pulsari pulsarii
genitive-dative pulsar pulsarului pulsari pulsarilor
vocative pulsarule pulsarilor

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from English pulsar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pǔlsaːr/

Noun

pùlsār m inan (Cyrillic spelling пу̀лса̄р)

  1. (astronomy) pulsar

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pulsāre. Doublet of the inherited pujar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pulˈsaɾ/ [pulˈsaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: pul‧sar

Verb

pulsar (first-person singular present pulso, first-person singular preterite pulsé, past participle pulsado)

  1. to press (a button, etc.)
    pulsar un botón ― to press a button
  2. (computing) to click (to press and release a button on a computer mouse)
  3. to pulsate

Conjugation

    Conjugation of pulsar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive pulsar
gerund pulsando
past participle masculine feminine
singular pulsado pulsada
plural pulsados pulsadas
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
indicative yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present pulso pulsastú
pulsásvos 		pulsa pulsamos pulsáis pulsan
imperfect pulsaba pulsabas pulsaba pulsábamos pulsabais pulsaban
preterite pulsé pulsaste pulsó pulsamos pulsasteis pulsaron
future pulsaré pulsarás pulsará pulsaremos pulsaréis pulsarán
conditional pulsaría pulsarías pulsaría pulsaríamos pulsaríais pulsarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present pulse pulsestú
pulsésvos2 		pulse pulsemos pulséis pulsen
imperfect
(ra) 		pulsara pulsaras pulsara pulsáramos pulsarais pulsaran
imperfect
(se) 		pulsase pulsases pulsase pulsásemos pulsaseis pulsasen
future1 pulsare pulsares pulsare pulsáremos pulsareis pulsaren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative pulsatú
pulsávos 		pulse pulsemos pulsad pulsen
negative no pulses no pulse no pulsemos no pulséis no pulsen

1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of pulsar

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
with infinitive pulsar dative pulsarme pulsarte pulsarle, pulsarse pulsarnos pulsaros pulsarles, pulsarse
accusative pulsarme pulsarte pulsarlo, pulsarla, pulsarse pulsarnos pulsaros pulsarlos, pulsarlas, pulsarse
with gerund pulsando dative pulsándome pulsándote pulsándole, pulsándose pulsándonos pulsándoos pulsándoles, pulsándose
accusative pulsándome pulsándote pulsándolo, pulsándola, pulsándose pulsándonos pulsándoos pulsándolos, pulsándolas, pulsándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative pulsa dative púlsame púlsate púlsale púlsanos not used púlsales
accusative púlsame púlsate púlsalo, púlsala púlsanos not used púlsalos, púlsalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative pulsá dative pulsame pulsate pulsale pulsanos not used pulsales
accusative pulsame pulsate pulsalo, pulsala pulsanos not used pulsalos, pulsalas
with formal second-person singular imperative pulse dative púlseme not used púlsele, púlsese púlsenos not used púlseles
accusative púlseme not used púlselo, púlsela, púlsese púlsenos not used púlselos, púlselas
with first-person plural imperative pulsemos dative not used pulsémoste pulsémosle pulsémonos pulsémoos pulsémosles
accusative not used pulsémoste pulsémoslo, pulsémosla pulsémonos pulsémoos pulsémoslos, pulsémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative pulsad dative pulsadme not used pulsadle pulsadnos pulsaos pulsadles
accusative pulsadme not used pulsadlo, pulsadla pulsadnos pulsaos pulsadlos, pulsadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative pulsen dative púlsenme not used púlsenle púlsennos not used púlsenles, púlsense
accusative púlsenme not used púlsenlo, púlsenla púlsennos not used púlsenlos, púlsenlas, púlsense

Further reading

Swedish

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English pulsar.

Noun

pulsar c

  1. pulsar (a rotating neutron star that emits radio pulses periodically)
Declension
Declension of pulsar
nominative genitive
singular indefinite pulsar pulsars
definite pulsaren pulsarens
plural indefinite pulsarer pulsarers
definite pulsarerna pulsarernas

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

pulsar

  1. indefinite plural of puls

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

pulsar

  1. present indicative of pulsa

Further reading

Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from English pulsar.

Noun

pulsar (definite accusative pulsarı, plural pulsarlar)

  1. (astronomy) pulsar (rotating neutron star that emits radio pulses periodically)
    Synonym: atarca

Declension

Declension of pulsar
singular plural
nominative pulsar pulsarlar
definite accusative pulsarı pulsarları
dative pulsara pulsarlara
locative pulsarda pulsarlarda
ablative pulsardan pulsarlardan
genitive pulsarın pulsarların

Further reading

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