💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Binary star system"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| double star systemnoun | (astronomy) a binary star |
| binarynoun | A state in which only two values are possible, in which something must have one value or the other. |
| binary starnoun | (astronomy) A stellar system in which two stars orbit around their center of mass; double star. |
| bistarnoun | binary star |
| binary pulsarnoun | A binary star system where one of the stars is a pulsar. |
| multiple star systemnoun | (astronomy) A stellar system that has multiple stars orbiting around each other; multiple star |
| 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). |
| 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. |
| double pulsarnoun | A binary star star system where both of the stars are pulsars. |
| contact binarynoun | (astronomy) A binary star whose component stars are in physical contact (share an upper atmosphere). |
| binaristnoun | One who believes in binarism or in a binary. |
| binomenoun | (archaic) A binomial. |
| 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. |
| pleionenoun | a binary star in the Pleiades star cluster in the constellation Taurus. |
| 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. |
| binodenoun | (geometry) A double point of a surface whose tangent cone consists of two different planes. |
| twinnoun | Either of two people (or, less commonly, animals) who shared the same uterus at the same time; one who was born at the same birth as a sibling. |
| binocular | Using two eyes or viewpoints; especially, using two eyes or viewpoints to ascertain distance. |
| binominalnoun | (taxonomy) A scientific name, at the rank of species, with two terms: a generic name and a specific name. |
| binucleusnoun | (biology) A binucleated cell |
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