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binary star

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A stellar system in which two stars orbit around their common center of mass; double star.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

a system of two stars that revolve around each other under their mutual gravitation

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: binary, double star

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: star

Narrower terms: Aldebaran, Algol, Alpha Centauri, Rigil Kent, Rigil, Altair, Antares, Epsilon Aurigae, Procyon, Rigel, Beta Orionis, Sirius, Dog Star, Canicula, Sothis, Vega

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

55 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: dubbelster — stellar system in which two stars orbit their center of mass
  • Armenian: կրկնակի աստղ (krknaki astġ) — stellar system in which two stars orbit their center of mass
  • Asturian: estrella binaria — stellar system in which two stars orbit their center of mass
  • Basque: izar bitar — stellar system in which two stars orbit their center of mass
  • Bulgarian: двойна звезда (dvojna zvezda) — stellar system in which two stars orbit their center of mass
  • Catalan: estrella binària — stellar system in which two stars orbit their center of mass
  • Chinese Mandarin: 聯星 /联星 — stellar system in which two stars orbit their center of mass
  • Czech: dvojhvězda — stellar system in which two stars orbit their center of mass
  • Danish: dobbeltstjerne — stellar system in which two stars orbit their center of mass
  • Dutch: dubbelster — stellar system in which two stars orbit their center of mass
  • Estonian: kaksiktäht — stellar system in which two stars orbit their center of mass
  • Finnish: kaksoistähti — stellar system in which two stars orbit their center of mass
  • French: étoile binaire — stellar system in which two stars orbit their center of mass
  • Galician: estrela binaria — stellar system in which two stars orbit their center of mass
  • German: Doppelstern — stellar system in which two stars orbit their center of mass
  • Greek: διπλός αστέρας (diplós astéras) — stellar system in which two stars orbit their center of mass
  • Gujarati: દ્વિસંગી તારો (dvisaṅgī tāro) — stellar system in which two stars orbit their center of mass
  • Hebrew: כוכב כפול — stellar system in which two stars orbit their center of mass
  • Hindi: द्वितारा (dvitārā) — stellar system in which two stars orbit their center of mass
  • Hungarian: kettőscsillag — stellar system in which two stars orbit their center of mass
  • Icelandic: tvístirni — stellar system in which two stars orbit their center of mass
  • Ido: duopla stelo — stellar system in which two stars orbit their center of mass
  • Indonesian: bintang biner — stellar system in which two stars orbit their center of mass
  • Irish: déréalta — stellar system in which two stars orbit their center of mass
  • Italian: stella binaria — stellar system in which two stars orbit their center of mass
  • Japanese: 連星 (rensei) — stellar system in which two stars orbit their center of mass
  • Kazakh: қосаржұлдыз (qosarjūldyz) — stellar system in which two stars orbit their center of mass
  • Korean: 쌍성 (ssangseong) — stellar system in which two stars orbit their center of mass
  • Kyrgyz: кош жылдыз (koş jıldız) — stellar system in which two stars orbit their center of mass
  • Lithuanian: dvinarė žvaigždė — stellar system in which two stars orbit their center of mass
  • Luxembourgish: Duebelstär — stellar system in which two stars orbit their center of mass
  • Macedonian: двојна ѕвезда (dvojna dzvezda) — stellar system in which two stars orbit their center of mass
  • Malay: bintang ganda — stellar system in which two stars orbit their center of mass
  • Malayalam: ദ്വന്ദ്വനക്ഷത്രം (dvandvanakṣatraṁ) — stellar system in which two stars orbit their center of mass
  • Māori: whetū punarua — stellar system in which two stars orbit their center of mass
  • Norwegian: dobbeltstjerne — stellar system in which two stars orbit their center of mass
  • Persian: ستاره دوگانه — stellar system in which two stars orbit their center of mass
  • Polish: gwiazda podwójna — stellar system in which two stars orbit their center of mass
  • Portuguese: estrela binária — stellar system in which two stars orbit their center of mass
  • Punjabi: ਦੋਹਰਾ ਤਾਰਾ (dohrā tārā) — stellar system in which two stars orbit their center of mass
  • Romanian: stea binară — stellar system in which two stars orbit their center of mass
  • Russian: бина́рная звёздная систе́ма (binárnaja zvjózdnaja sistéma) — stellar system in which two stars orbit their center of mass
  • Russian: бина́рная звезда́ (binárnaja zvezdá) — stellar system in which two stars orbit their center of mass
  • Russian: двойна́я звезда́ (dvojnája zvezdá) — stellar system in which two stars orbit their center of mass
  • Serbo-Croatian: двојна звезда — stellar system in which two stars orbit their center of mass
  • Serbo-Croatian: dvojna zvezda — stellar system in which two stars orbit their center of mass
  • Serbo-Croatian: бинарна звезда — stellar system in which two stars orbit their center of mass
  • Serbo-Croatian: binarna zvezda — stellar system in which two stars orbit their center of mass
  • Slovak: dvojhviezda — stellar system in which two stars orbit their center of mass
  • Spanish: estrella binaria — stellar system in which two stars orbit their center of mass
  • Swedish: dubbelstjärna — stellar system in which two stars orbit their center of mass
  • Tamil: இரும விண்மீன் (iruma viṇmīṉ) — stellar system in which two stars orbit their center of mass
  • Thai: ระบบดาวคู่ — stellar system in which two stars orbit their center of mass
  • Turkish: çift yıldız — stellar system in which two stars orbit their center of mass
  • Vietnamese: sao đôi — stellar system in which two stars orbit their center of mass