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circumbinary

circumbinary adjective: having an orbit around both stars in a binary star system, or relating to such an orbit.

Adjective

circumbinary (not comparable)

  1. Having an orbit around both stars in a binary star system, or relating to such an orbit.
    • The effect of a reduced collision rate at large orbital radii on the formation timescale of planets is possibly explained by Alexander (2012) who suggests that circumbinary planets have more time to form than planets around single stars.2014 Jan. 15, Stefan Lines et al., "Forming Circumbinary Planets: N-body Simulations of Kepler-34," The Astrophysical Journal Letters, vol. 782, L11 (retrieved 11 Feb 2014)

Origin of circumbinary

From circum- + binary.

Questions about circumbinary

What does circumbinary mean?
Circumbinary means having an orbit around both stars in a binary star system, or relating to such an orbit.
What part of speech is circumbinary?
Circumbinary is an adjective.

Words near circumbinary in the dictionary

  1. circumbendibi
  2. circumbendibus
  3. circumbendibuses
  4. circumbenzene
  5. circumbenzenes
  6. circumbinary
  7. circumblastoporal
  8. circumboreal
  9. circumboreally
  10. circumbuccal
  11. circumburst

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