"HMXB" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: HMXBs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} HMXB (plural HMXBs)
  1. (astronomy) Initialism of high-mass X-ray binary: a binary star system that is strong in X-rays, and in which the normal stellar component is a massive star, and the compact X-ray-emitting component is a neutron star, black hole, or white dwarf. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: high-mass X-ray binary (extra: a binary star system that is strong in X-rays, and in which the normal stellar component is a massive star, and the compact X-ray-emitting component is a neutron star, black hole, or white dwarf) Categories (topical): Black holes, Neutron stars, Stars Related terms: IMXB [astronomy, natural-sciences], LMXB [astronomy, natural-sciences]

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