💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Binary star"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| double starnoun | (astronomy) Two stars that appear to be one when seen with the naked eye, either because they orbit one another (binary stars) or happen to be in the same line of sight even though they are separated by a great distance (optical binaries). |
| binarynoun | (arithmetic, computing) Concerning numbers and calculations using the binary number system. |
| binary star systemnoun | (astronomy) A binary star. |
| double star systemnoun | (astronomy) a binary star |
| multiple star systemnoun | (astronomy) A stellar system that has multiple stars orbiting around each other; multiple star |
| multiple starnoun | (astronomy) Multiple stars that appear to be one when seen with the naked eye, either because they orbit one another (multiple star systems) or happen to be in the same line of sight even though they are separated by a great distance. |
| bistarnoun | binary star |
| binary pulsarnoun | A binary star system where one of the stars is a pulsar. |
| double pulsarnoun | A binary star star system where both of the stars are pulsars. |
| diasternoun | (biology) A double star; applied to the nucleus of a cell, when, during cell division, the loops of the nuclear network separate into two groups, preparatory to the formation of two daughter nuclei. |
| contact binarynoun | (astronomy) A binary star whose component stars are in physical contact (share an upper atmosphere). |
| biplicitynoun | Doubleness, the state of being double. |
| double majoritynoun | A voting system which requires a majority of votes according to two separate criteria. |
| binodenoun | (geometry) A double point of a surface whose tangent cone consists of two different planes. |
| double visionnoun | A disorder of vision in which a single object is seen as two. |
| double-headernoun | (sports) A pair of games played one after another between the same teams. |
| duopolynoun | (economics) An economic condition in which two sellers exert most control over the market of a commodity. |
| doubletnoun | A pair of two similar or equal things; couple. |
| geminationnoun | (phonetics) The phenomenon of a consonant being pronounced for an audibly longer period of time than is normal; an instance of such lengthened pronunciation. |
| binocular visionnoun | (physiology) A vision system in which two eyes work together to produce a unified field of view which is wider and stereoscopic, and in which objects can be more readily discerned. |
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