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Meaning of contact binary | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A binary star whose component stars are in physical contact (share an upper atmosphere).
A bilobated small Solar System body formed from two bodies that gravitated together and fused into one.

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

contact call contact card contact details contact explosive contact geometry contact high