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Algol
1[ al-gol, -gawl ]
noun
- a star of the second magnitude in the constellation Perseus: the first known and most famous eclipsing binary star.
ALGOL
2[ al-gol, -gawl ]
- a computer language in which information is expressed in algebraic notation and according to the rules of Boolean algebra.
Algol
1/ ˈælɡɒl /
noun
- the second brightest star in Perseus, the first known eclipsing binary. Visual magnitude: 2.2–3.5; period: 68.8 hours; spectral type (brighter component): B8V
Algol
2/ ˈælɡɒl /
noun
- a computer programming language designed for mathematical and scientific purposes; a high-level language
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Example Sentences
To Goodricke, however, is due the rediscovery of Algol's variability.
It is an Algol star in that its light remains constant between the eclipses.
It might therefore be supposed that we have here a star of the Algol or Beta Lyr type.
This dark star sometimes comes between Algol and the observer and cuts off the light.
Roberts, in South Africa, has done splendid work on the periods of variables of the Algol type.
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