Definition for binary star - Oxford Dictionaries Online (World English)

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	binary star (bin¦ary star) noun Astronomy a system of two stars in which one star revolves round the other or both revolve round a common centre.		More words in this category astro- beta binary brown dwarf closed universe cosmic radiation ecliptic equator eucrite fish 1 galactic harvest moon magnetotail mare 2 mock sun orbit radiant selenography tau Nearby Words bin Laden, Osama bin liner bin- bin-end binary binary code binary coded decimal binary digit binary operation binary star binary system binary tree binate binational binaural bind bindaas binder binder twine