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plerion

plerion

English

Noun

plerion ‎(plural plerions)

  1. (astronomy) A nebula powered by the pulsar wind of a pulsar.

Etymology

Coined by Weiler & Panagia (1978), from Ancient Greek πλήρης ‎(plḗrēs, “full”).

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