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Algol

1

[ al-gol, -gawl ]

noun

  1. a star of the second magnitude in the constellation Perseus: the first known and most famous eclipsing binary star.


ALGOL

2

[ al-gol, -gawl ]

Computers.
  1. a computer language in which information is expressed in algebraic notation and according to the rules of Boolean algebra.

Algol

1

/ ˈælɡɒl /

noun

  1. 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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


Algol

2

/ ˈælɡɒl /

noun

  1. a computer programming language designed for mathematical and scientific purposes; a high-level language
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Algol1

1350–1400; Middle English < Arabic, equivalent to al the + ghūl ghoul; as translation of Greek (Ptolemy) gorgónion the head of the Gorgon Medusa, held by Perseus

Origin of Algol2

1955–60; algo(rithmic) l(anguage)
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Algol1

C14: from Arabic al ghūl the ghoul

Origin of Algol2

C20 alg ( orithmic ) o ( riented ) l ( anguage )
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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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