binary star
English Thesaurus
1. a system of two stars that revolve around each other under their mutual gravitation (noun.object)
| hypernym | : | star, |
| definition | : | (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior (noun.object) |
| instance hyponym | : | aldebaran, |
| definition | : | the brightest star in Taurus (noun.object) |
| instance hyponym | : | algol, |
| definition | : | the second brightest star in Perseus; the first known eclipsing binary (noun.object) |
| instance hyponym | : | altair, |
| definition | : | double star 15.7 light years from Earth; the brightest star in the Aquila constellation (noun.object) |
| instance hyponym | : | antares, |
| definition | : | the brightest star in Scorpius (noun.object) |
| instance hyponym | : | epsilon aurigae, |
| definition | : | the largest known star (noun.object) |
| instance hyponym | : | procyon, |
| definition | : | the brightest star in Canis Minor (noun.object) |
| instance hyponym | : | beta orionis, rigel, |
| definition | : | the brightest star in Orion (noun.object) |
| instance hyponym | : | vega, |
| definition | : | the brightest star in the constellation Lyra (noun.object) |
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