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contact binary

contact binary noun: a binary star whose component stars are in physical contact (share an upper atmosphere).

Noun

contact binary (plural contact binaries)

  1. A binary star whose component stars are in physical contact (share an upper atmosphere).
  2. A bilobated small Solar System body formed from two bodies that gravitated together and fused into one.

Forms of contact binary

pluralcontact binaries

Questions about contact binary

What does contact binary mean?
Contact binary means a binary star whose component stars are in physical contact (share an upper atmosphere).
What part of speech is contact binary?
Contact binary is a noun.
What is the plural of contact binary?
The plural of contact binary is contact binaries.

Words near contact binary in the dictionary

  1. contabulation
  2. contact
  3. contact ball
  4. contact balls
  5. contact binaries
  6. contact binary
  7. contact call
  8. contact calls
  9. contact card
  10. contact cards
  11. contact details

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