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Specialty Expressions: BINARY STARS

ExpressionsDomainDefinition
Binary starsAerospacePairs of stars that orbit around their common center of mass. (references)
Binary starsPhysicsBinary stars are two stars that orbit around a common center of mass. An X-ray binary is a special case where one of the stars is a collapsed object such as a white dwarf, neutron star, or black hole. Matter is stripped from the normal star and falls onto the collapsed star, producing X-rays. (references)
Binary starsPost & TelecomThe systems of two stars revolving about a barycenter. Source: European Union. (references)

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Binary stars in fiction7   Binary stars in fiction7

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