contact binary

noun

Definitions

  1. A binary star whose component stars are in physical contact (share an upper atmosphere).

  2. A bilobated small Solar System body formed from two bodies that gravitated together and…

    A bilobated small Solar System body formed from two bodies that gravitated together and fused into one.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for contact binary. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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