"Roche lobe" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: Roche lobes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} Roche lobe (plural Roche lobes)
  1. (astronomy) The teardrop-shaped region around a star in a binary system within which orbiting material is gravitationally bound to that star. Wikipedia link: Roche lobe Categories (topical): Astronomy
    Sense id: en-Roche_lobe-en-noun-0lWImYyI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences

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