Meanings
nounbinary star (plural binary stars)
plural binary stars
- astronomyA stellar system in which two stars orbit around their common center of mass; double star.
Synonyms: binary, binary star system, binary system, double star, double star system
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA stellar system in which two stars orbit around their common center of mass; double star.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna system of two stars that revolve around each other under their mutual gravitation
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Translations
Afrikaans dubbelster
- dubbelsterstellar system in which two stars orbit their center of mass
Basque izar bitar
- izar bitarstellar system in which two stars orbit their center of mass
Bulgarian двойна звезда
- двойна звезда (dvojna zvezda)stellar system in which two stars orbit their center of mass
Catalan estrella binària
- estrella binàriastellar system in which two stars orbit their center of mass
Chinese Mandarin 聯星 /联星
- 聯星 /联星stellar system in which two stars orbit their center of mass
Czech dvojhvězda
- dvojhvězdastellar system in which two stars orbit their center of mass
Danish dobbeltstjerne
- dobbeltstjernestellar system in which two stars orbit their center of mass
Dutch dubbelster
- dubbelsterstellar system in which two stars orbit their center of mass
Estonian kaksiktäht
- kaksiktähtstellar system in which two stars orbit their center of mass
Finnish kaksoistähti
- kaksoistähtistellar system in which two stars orbit their center of mass
French étoile binaire
- étoile binairestellar system in which two stars orbit their center of mass
German Doppelstern
- Doppelsternstellar system in which two stars orbit their center of mass
Greek διπλός αστέρας
- διπλός αστέρας (diplós astéras)stellar system in which two stars orbit their center of mass
Hebrew כוכב כפול
- כוכב כפולstellar system in which two stars orbit their center of mass
Hindi द्वितारा
- द्वितारा (dvitārā)stellar system in which two stars orbit their center of mass
Hungarian kettőscsillag
- kettőscsillagstellar system in which two stars orbit their center of mass
Icelandic tvístirni
- tvístirnistellar system in which two stars orbit their center of mass
Indonesian bintang biner
- bintang binerstellar system in which two stars orbit their center of mass
Irish déréalta
- déréaltastellar system in which two stars orbit their center of mass
Italian stella binaria
- stella binariastellar system in which two stars orbit their center of mass
Japanese 連星
- 連星 (rensei)stellar system in which two stars orbit their center of mass
Korean 쌍성
- 쌍성 (ssangseong)stellar system in which two stars orbit their center of mass
Lithuanian dvinarė žvaigždė
- dvinarė žvaigždėstellar system in which two stars orbit their center of mass
Malay bintang ganda
- bintang gandastellar system in which two stars orbit their center of mass
Māori whetū punarua
- whetū punaruastellar system in which two stars orbit their center of mass
Norwegian dobbeltstjerne
- dobbeltstjernestellar system in which two stars orbit their center of mass
Persian ستاره دوگانه
- ستاره دوگانهstellar system in which two stars orbit their center of mass
Polish gwiazda podwójna
- gwiazda podwójnastellar system in which two stars orbit their center of mass
Portuguese estrela binária
- estrela bináriastellar system in which two stars orbit their center of mass
Punjabi ਦੋਹਰਾ ਤਾਰਾ
- ਦੋਹਰਾ ਤਾਰਾ (dohrā tārā)stellar system in which two stars orbit their center of mass
Romanian stea binară
- stea binarăstellar system in which two stars orbit their center of mass
Russian бина́рная звёздная систе́ма, бина́рная звезда́
- бина́рная звёздная систе́ма (binárnaja zvjózdnaja sistéma)stellar system in which two stars orbit their center of mass
- бина́рная звезда́ (binárnaja zvezdá)stellar system in which two stars orbit their center of mass
- двойна́я звезда́ (dvojnája zvezdá)stellar system in which two stars orbit their center of mass
Slovak dvojhviezda
- dvojhviezdastellar system in which two stars orbit their center of mass
Spanish estrella binaria
- estrella binariastellar system in which two stars orbit their center of mass
Swedish dubbelstjärna
- dubbelstjärnastellar system in which two stars orbit their center of mass
Tamil இரும விண்மீன்
- இரும விண்மீன் (iruma viṇmīṉ)stellar system in which two stars orbit their center of mass
Thai ระบบดาวคู่
- ระบบดาวคู่stellar system in which two stars orbit their center of mass
Turkish çift yıldız
- çift yıldızstellar system in which two stars orbit their center of mass
Vietnamese sao đôi
- sao đôistellar system in which two stars orbit their center of mass
Cite this entry
APA
binary star. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/binary%20star
MLA
“binary star.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/binary%20star. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “binary star,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/binary%20star.
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