"X-ray binary" meaning in All languages combined

See X-ray binary on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: X-ray binaries [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} X-ray binary (plural X-ray binaries)
  1. (astronomy) A binary star system in which one star of the pair is an optically invisible X-ray source. Categories (topical): Astronomy, Black holes, Neutron stars

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