adj · noun · 19 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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bī′nə-rē
Received-Pronunciation:/ˈbaɪ.nə.ɹɪ/
General-American:/ˈbaɪ.nə.ɹi/
General-American:/ˈbaɪ.nɛɹ.i/
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rhymes with -aɪnɛɹi
rhymes with -aɪnəɹi
CMU ARPABET:B AY1 N ER0 IY0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Being in one of two mutually exclusive states.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
Binary states are often represented as 1 and 0 in computer science.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Concerning logic whose subject matter concerns such states.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
16
adjective
Meaning 16
of or pertaining to a number system have 2 as its base
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
a binary digit
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
17
adjective satellite
Meaning 17
consisting of two (units or components or elements or terms)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
a binary star is a system in which two stars revolve around each other
a binary compound
the binary number system has two as its base
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
18
noun
Meaning 18
a pre-compiled, pre-linked program that is ready to run under a given operating system; a binary for one operating system will not run on a different operating system
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the same source code can be compiled to produce different binaries for different operating systems
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh1 Proto-Indo-European *dwís Proto-Italic *dwis Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *dwiznos Latin bīnus, bīnī Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -ārius Late Latin bīnāriuslbor. Middle English binarie English binary Inherited from Middle English binarie. By surface analysis, bin- + -ary.
Across languages
Translations
171 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Belarusian:
двайко́вы
(dvajkóvy)
— being in a state of one of two mutually exclusive conditions such as on or off
Belarusian:
біна́рны
(binárny)
— being in a state of one of two mutually exclusive conditions such as on or off
Bulgarian:
двои́чен
(dvoíčen)
— being in a state of one of two mutually exclusive conditions such as on or off
Catalan:
binari
— being in a state of one of two mutually exclusive conditions such as on or off
Danish:
binær
— being in a state of one of two mutually exclusive conditions such as on or off
Esperanto:
duuma
— being in a state of one of two mutually exclusive conditions such as on or off
Finnish:
binäärinen
— being in a state of one of two mutually exclusive conditions such as on or off
French:
binaire
— being in a state of one of two mutually exclusive conditions such as on or off
Georgian:
ორობითი
(orobiti)
— being in a state of one of two mutually exclusive conditions such as on or off
Georgian:
ბინარული
(binaruli)
— being in a state of one of two mutually exclusive conditions such as on or off
German:
binär
— being in a state of one of two mutually exclusive conditions such as on or off
Greek:
δυαδικός
(dyadikós)
— being in a state of one of two mutually exclusive conditions such as on or off
Hungarian:
bináris
— being in a state of one of two mutually exclusive conditions such as on or off
Indonesian:
biner
— being in a state of one of two mutually exclusive conditions such as on or off
Kazakh:
бинарлық
(binarlyq)
— being in a state of one of two mutually exclusive conditions such as on or off
Kazakh:
екілік
(ekılık)
— being in a state of one of two mutually exclusive conditions such as on or off
Korean:
이진
(ijin)
— being in a state of one of two mutually exclusive conditions such as on or off
Māori:
tāhūrua
— being in a state of one of two mutually exclusive conditions such as on or off
Norwegian Bokmål:
binær
— being in a state of one of two mutually exclusive conditions such as on or off
Norwegian Nynorsk:
binær
— being in a state of one of two mutually exclusive conditions such as on or off
Polish:
binarny
— being in a state of one of two mutually exclusive conditions such as on or off
Portuguese:
binário
— being in a state of one of two mutually exclusive conditions such as on or off
Romanian:
binar
— being in a state of one of two mutually exclusive conditions such as on or off
Russian:
двои́чный
(dvoíčnyj)
— being in a state of one of two mutually exclusive conditions such as on or off
Russian:
бина́рный
(binárnyj)
— being in a state of one of two mutually exclusive conditions such as on or off
Spanish:
binario
— being in a state of one of two mutually exclusive conditions such as on or off
Swedish:
binär
— being in a state of one of two mutually exclusive conditions such as on or off
Turkish:
iki terimli
— being in a state of one of two mutually exclusive conditions such as on or off
Turkish:
ikilik
— being in a state of one of two mutually exclusive conditions such as on or off
Ukrainian:
двійко́вий
(dvijkóvyj)
— being in a state of one of two mutually exclusive conditions such as on or off
Ukrainian:
біна́рний
(binárnyj)
— being in a state of one of two mutually exclusive conditions such as on or off
Belarusian:
двайко́вы
(dvajkóvy)
— logic states
Belarusian:
біна́рны
(binárny)
— logic states
Bulgarian:
двои́чен
(dvoíčen)
— logic states
Catalan:
binari
— logic states
Chinese Mandarin:
二進 /二进
(èrjìn)
— logic states
Dutch:
binair
— logic states
Dutch:
binaire
— logic states
Esperanto:
duuma
— logic states
Esperanto:
bulea
— logic states
Finnish:
binäärinen
— logic states
French:
binaire
— logic states
German:
binär
— logic states
Greek:
δυαδικός
(dyadikós)
— logic states
Hungarian:
bináris
— logic states
Indonesian:
biner
— logic states
Italian:
binario
— logic states
Korean:
참거짓
(chamgeojit)
— logic states
Korean:
진리
(jilli)
— logic states
Polish:
binarny
— logic states
Portuguese:
binário
— logic states
Romanian:
binar
— logic states
Russian:
двои́чный
(dvoíčnyj)
— logic states
Russian:
бина́рный
(binárnyj)
— logic states
Spanish:
binario
— logic states
Turkish:
iki terimli
— logic states
Turkish:
ikilik
— logic states
Ukrainian:
двійко́вий
(dvijkóvyj)
— logic states
Ukrainian:
біна́рний
(binárnyj)
— logic states
Armenian:
երկուական
(erkuakan)
— using binary number system
Azerbaijani:
ikilik
— using binary number system
Belarusian:
двайко́вы
(dvajkóvy)
— using binary number system
Belarusian:
біна́рны
(binárny)
— using binary number system
Bulgarian:
двои́чен
(dvoíčen)
— using binary number system
Catalan:
binari
— using binary number system
Czech:
binární
— using binary number system
Czech:
dvojkový
— using binary number system
Dutch:
binair
— using binary number system
Dutch:
binaire
— using binary number system
Dutch:
tweetallig
— using binary number system
Dutch:
tweetallige
— using binary number system
Esperanto:
binara
— using binary number system
Esperanto:
duuma
— using binary number system
Esperanto:
dubaza
— using binary number system
Finnish:
binäärinen
— using binary number system
French:
binaire
— using binary number system
German:
binär
— using binary number system
Greek:
δυαδικός
(dyadikós)
— using binary number system
Hindi:
द्वयाधारी
(dvayādhārī)
— using binary number system
Hungarian:
kettes
— using binary number system
Icelandic:
tvíunda-
— using binary number system
Indonesian:
biner
— using binary number system
Italian:
binario
— using binary number system
Korean:
이진
(ijin)
— using binary number system
Norwegian Bokmål:
binær
— using binary number system
Norwegian Nynorsk:
binær
— using binary number system
Persian:
دودویی
(dodoyi)
— using binary number system
Polish:
dwójkowy
— using binary number system
Polish:
binarny
— using binary number system
Portuguese:
binário
— using binary number system
Romanian:
binar
— using binary number system
Russian:
двои́чный
(dvoíčnyj)
— using binary number system
Russian:
бина́рный
(binárnyj)
— using binary number system
Spanish:
binario
— using binary number system
Swedish:
binär
— using binary number system
Turkish:
ikili
— using binary number system
Ukrainian:
двійко́вий
(dvijkóvyj)
— using binary number system
Ukrainian:
біна́рний
(binárnyj)
— using binary number system
Bulgarian:
двоен
(dvoen)
— equal importance
Catalan:
binari
— equal importance
Czech:
dvojný
— equal importance
Czech:
duální
— equal importance
Finnish:
kaksois-
— equal importance
French:
binaire
— equal importance
Romanian:
binar
— equal importance
Russian:
двойно́й
(dvojnój)
— equal importance
Spanish:
binario
— equal importance
Swedish:
dubbel-
— equal importance
Bulgarian:
двоен
(dvoen)
— having two parts
Catalan:
binari
— having two parts
Dutch:
tweevoudig
— having two parts
Dutch:
tweevoudige
— having two parts
Esperanto:
duelementa
— having two parts
Esperanto:
dukomponanta
— having two parts
Finnish:
binääri-
— having two parts
French:
binaire
— having two parts
German:
binär
— having two parts
Greek:
διττός
(dittós)
— having two parts
Icelandic:
tvístæður
— having two parts
Indonesian:
biner
— having two parts
Latin:
binus
— having two parts
Polish:
binarny
— having two parts
Romanian:
binar
— having two parts
Russian:
двойно́й
(dvojnój)
— having two parts
Swedish:
tudelad
— having two parts
Turkish:
çiftli
— having two parts
Bulgarian:
двоичен
(dvoičen)
— not ASCII
Catalan:
binari
— not ASCII
Chinese Mandarin:
二進制的 /二进制的
(èrjìnzhì de)
— not ASCII
Czech:
binární
— not ASCII
Finnish:
binääri-
— not ASCII
French:
binaire
— not ASCII
German:
binär
— not ASCII
Greek:
δυαδικός
(dyadikós)
— not ASCII
Hindi:
द्वयाधारी
(dvayādhārī)
— not ASCII
Russian:
двои́чный
(dvoíčnyj)
— not ASCII
Russian:
бина́рный
(binárnyj)
— not ASCII
Spanish:
binario
— not ASCII
Turkish:
ikilik
— not ASCII
Bulgarian:
двоична бройна система
(dvoična brojna sistema)
— number system
Chinese Mandarin:
二進制 /二进制
(èrjìnzhì)
— number system