spectroscopic binary

Save This Word!

noun Astronomy.

a binary star having components that are not sufficiently separated to be resolved by a telescope, known to be a binary only bythe variations in wavelength of emitted light that are detected by a spectroscope.

QUIZ

GOOSES. GEESES. I WANT THIS QUIZ ON PLURAL NOUNS!

Test how much you really know about regular and irregular plural nouns with this quiz.

Question 1 of 9

Which of the following nouns has an irregular plural form?

TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Compare visual binary.

Words nearby spectroscopic binary

spectropolarimeter, spectropolariscope, spectroradiometer, spectroscope, spectroscopic analysis, spectroscopic binary, spectroscopy, spectrum, spectrum analyser, spectrum analysis, spectrum disorder

How to use spectroscopic 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

A little astronomical forensics suggests that these objects used to be a binary: two stars in mutual orbit.
The Weirdest Object in the Universe|Matthew R. Francis|May 18, 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
The characteristics of the blood and its spectroscopic appearances are described at p. 58.
Poisons: Their Effects and Detection|Alexander Wynter Blyth
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
They may be there, probably are there, but the spectroscopic proof of their presence is more difficult to obtain.
A Text-Book of Astronomy|George C. Comstock
The bright star Capella is an excellent illustration of these spectroscopic binaries.
A Text-Book of Astronomy|George C. Comstock

Scientific definitions for spectroscopic binary

spectroscopic binary

[ spĕk′trə-skŏp′ĭk ]

See under binary star.