spectroscopic binary

noun

A binary star in which the component stars are close together and can only be resolved via spectroscopy.

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Meanings

nounspectroscopic binary (uncountable)
  1. uncountableastronomyA binary star in which the component stars are close together and can only be resolved via spectroscopy.
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