Algol
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
A pale star varying in magnitude from 2.3 to 4.0 in a period of 2.89 days;
β
Persei.
noun.
A pale star varying in magnitude from 2.3 to 4.0 in a period of 2.89 days;
β
Persei.
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noun.
the second brightest star in Perseus; the first known eclipsing binary
noun.
(from a combination of ALGOrithmic and Language); a programming language used to express computer programs as algorithms
Word Usage
"EDU by BU. EDU (1.99) Mon, 15 Jul 91 13: 39: 46 EDT Received: from algol. astro."
cross-reference
algol variable
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
algebraic language
binary
binary star
double star