binary star in English

noun
1
a system of two stars in which one star revolves around the other or both revolve around a common center.
Neutron stars in binary star systems, however, can reverse this trend and speed up with the help from the companion star.

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1. Binary definition is - something made of two things or parts; specifically : Binary star

2. Delta Apodis is a binary star system consisting of a red giant and an orange giant

3. Sometimes, the only evidence of a binary star comes from the Doppler effect on its emitted light.

4. 16 For example, some accretion disks in binary star systems occasionally undergo large, temporary increases in luminosity.

5. Algol definition, a star of the second magnitude in the constellation Perseus: the first known and most famous eclipsing binary star

6. Achernar is a bright, binary star system in the constellation Eridanus, and is the ninth-brightest star in Earth's night sky

7. Variable star R Aquarii is actually an interacting binary star system, two stars that seem to have a close, symbiotic relationship

8. Aldebaran definition: a binary star , one component of which is a red giant , the brightest star in the Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples

9. Sheratan, Beta Arietis (β Ari), is a spectroscopic binary star located in the constellation Aries.It lies at a distance of 59.6 light years from Earth

10. In stellar astronomy, the Algol paradox is a paradoxical situation when elements of a binary star seem to evolve in discord with the established theories of stellar evolution.

11. A thermonuclear supernova is the explosion of a white dwarf in a binary star system, triggered by thermonuclear reactions in matter from a companion star accreted on the surface of the white dwarf.

12. Achernar (Arabic for “end of the river”) is 144 light-years from Earth.It is a binary star with a B-type star, Achernar A, as its primary and a much fainter A-type star, Achernar B, orbiting the primary at a distance of 6.7 astronomical units (1 billion km, or 621