eclipsing binary

eclipsing variable

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noun

a binary star whose orbital plane lies in or near the line of sight so that one component is regularly eclipsed by its companionSee also variable star

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Words nearby eclipsing binary

éclat, eclectic, eclecticism, eclipse, eclipse plumage, eclipsing binary, eclipsing variable, eclipsing variable star, eclipsis, ecliptic, ecliptic coordinate system

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How to use eclipsing binary in a sentence

There was a lot of positive feedback from people interested in non-gender binary people.
Grindr’s Trans Dating Problem|David Levesley|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
And it is difficult to object to same-sex marriage when so many binary-defying unions have already taken place.
Intersexuality and God Through the Ages|Candida Moss|November 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And this, in turn, reinforced the religious vision of a God-given binary.
Intersexuality and God Through the Ages|Candida Moss|November 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
She acts as a sort of lie detector, but proceeds through elegant narrative rather than binary test.
Wonder Woman’s Creation Story Is Wilder Than You Could Ever Imagine|Tom Arnold-Forster|November 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Meanwhile, the police and more than a thousand volunteers have been seeking to answer that all-eclipsing question.
Alleged U.Va. Abductor Accused of Rape at Christian College|Michael Daly|September 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
On this principle is founded the admirable binary nomenclature of botany and zoology.
A System of Logic: Ratiocinative and Inductive|John Stuart Mill
He had powers of gaiety far eclipsing Algernon's, but he was not the same easy tripping sinner and flippant soul.
Rhoda Fleming, Complete|George Meredith
This is illustrated by the two cylinders of the compound engine and by the duplication noticed in the binary engine.
A History of the Growth of the Steam-Engine|Robert H. Thurston
He was scowling like a king angered and insulted by the advent of an eclipsing rival.
The Fashionable Adventures of Joshua Craig|David Graham Phillips
The family system is a combination of the solar and the binary systems.
A New Atmosphere|Gail Hamilton

Scientific definitions for eclipsing binary

eclipsing binary

[ ĭ-klĭp′sĭng ]

See under binary star.