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spectroscopic binary
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. -
binary star
a double star system comprising two stars orbiting around their common centre of mass. A visual binary can be seen through a telescope. A spectroscopic binary can only be observed by the spectroscopic Doppler shift as each star moves towards or away from the earth -
binary system
a system involving only two elements, as 0 and 1 or yes and no. -
visual binary
a binary star having components that are sufficiently separated to be resolved by a telescope. -
astrometric binary
a binary star that can be recognized as such because of its undulating proper motion. -
binary cell
an electronic element that can assume either of two stable states and is capable of storing a binary digit.