How to pronounce “contact binary”

Meaning

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

Practice Nearby Words

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