Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

contact binary

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.91 in modern English

Syllables: con-tac-t bi-na-ry
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A binary star whose component stars are in physical contact (share an upper atmosphere).

noun

A bilobated small Solar System body formed from two bodies that gravitated together and fused into one.

Inflected Forms

contact binaries (plural)

Questions

What does contact binary mean?: A binary star whose component stars are in physical contact (share an upper atmosphere).

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