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BINARY STAR
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A system of two stars that revolve around each other under their mutual gravitation
Synonyms:
binary; binary star; double star
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Hypernyms ("binary star" is a kind of...):
star ((astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior)
Instance hyponyms:
Aldebaran (the brightest star in Taurus)
Algol (the second brightest star in Perseus; the first known eclipsing binary)
Alpha Centauri; Rigil; Rigil Kent (brightest star in Centaurus; second nearest star to the sun)
Altair (double star 15.7 light years from Earth; the brightest star in the Aquila constellation)
Antares (the brightest star in Scorpius)
Epsilon Aurigae (the largest known star)
Procyon (the brightest star in Canis Minor)
Beta Orionis; Rigel (the brightest star in Orion)
Canicula; Dog Star; Sirius; Sothis (the brightest star in the sky; in Canis Major)
Vega (the brightest star in the constellation Lyra)
