ALGOL


Meaning of ALGOL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈal-ˌgäl, -ˌgȯl ]

noun

Etymology: Arabic al-ghūl, literally, the ghoul

Date: 14th century

: a binary star in the constellation Perseus whose larger member orbits and eclipses the smaller brighter star causing periodic variation in brightness

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