binary star
noun[C]
uk/ˈbaɪ.nər.i ˌstɑːr/us/ˈbaɪ.ner.i ˌstɑːr/apairofstarsthatorbit(=followacurvedpatharound)each other, or one of apairofstarslike this:
Like otherbinarystars, the twoappearto beboundbygravity,orbitingaround each other.
Hookediscoveredin 1664 that Gamma Arietis was abinarystar.
- When theycollide, they couldformastablebinarystar, ormergeinto asingle,rapidlyspinningwhitedwarf.
- Paczynskioriginallymade hisnamestudyingbinarystars- twostarsthatorbiteach other.
- If thestarsarecloseenough to belinkedthroughtheirgravitationalattractions, theyconstituteabinarystar.
- Maybe they onlystartedmovingtogether morerecently, aftertradingpartnerswith anotherpairofbinarystars, aprocessknownasbinaryexchange.
- They aretryingtofindout whatoursolarsystemmight havelookedlike if the Sun were abinarystar.
Deep in thought
- beard-stroking
- brooding
- chin-stroking
- considerate
- contemplative
- deep
- deep in thoughtidiom
- introspective
- introspectively
- meditative
- pensive
- reflective
- reflectively
- ruminative
- sunk
- sunk in thoughtidiom
- thoughtful
- thoughtfulness