How to pronounce magnetar
American English pronunciation
MAG-nuh-tar
- IPA
- /ˈmæɡnəˌtɑɹ/
- Syllables
- MAG · nuh · tar (3 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What magnetar means
A collapsed star with an enormously strong magnetic pull
In a sentence: The astronomer said a magnetar's pull is so strong it could wipe a credit card from far away.
Where it comes from: Scientists made it by joining magnet with the end of pulsar, the name for a kind of fast-spinning star.
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