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Meaning of circumbinary | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR C1

Definitions

Having an orbit around both stars in a binary star system, or relating to such an orbit.

not-comparable

Equivalents

Deutsch zirkumbinär
Français circumbinaire
Русский циркумбина́рный

Examples

“The effect of a reduced collision rate at large orbital radii on the formation timescale of planets is possibly explained by Alexander (2012) who suggests that circumbinary planets have more time to form than planets around single stars.”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

circumblastoporal circumboreal circumbuccal circumburst circumcallosal circumcapitular

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