About The Word Binary

Bay Area Crosswords

Learn about the word Binary to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Binary definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.

Binary

Binary Meaning & Definition
Binary Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Binary?

[n] a system of two stars that revolve around each other under their mutual gravitation
[adj] consisting of two (units or components or elements or terms) or based on two; "a binary star is a system in which two stars revolve around each other"; "a binary compound"; "the binary number system has two as its base"
[adj] of or pertaining to a number system have 2 as its base; "a binary digit"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Binary: binary star | double star | multiple

Related Terms | Find terms related to Binary: ambidextrous | bifacial | bifold | biform | bilateral | binate | biparous | bivalent | conduplicate | disomatous | double | double-barreled | double-faced | dual | dualistic | duple | duplex | duplicate | geminate | geminated | Janus-like | second | secondary | twin | twinned | two-faced | twofold | two-level | two-ply | two-sided | two-story

See Also | Aldebaran | Algol | Alpha Centauri | Altair | Antares | Beta Orionis | Canicula | Dog Star | Epsilon Aurigae | Procyon | Rigel | Rigil | Rigil Kent | Sirius | Sothis | star | Vega

Binary In Webster's Dictionary

\Bi"na*ry\, a. [L. binarius, fr. bini two by two, two at a time, fr. root of bis twice; akin to E. two: cf. F. binaire.] Compounded or consisting of two things or parts; characterized by two (things). {Binary arithmetic}, that in which numbers are expressed according to the binary scale, or in which two figures only, 0 and 1, are used, in lieu of ten; the cipher multiplying everything by two, as in common arithmetic by ten. Thus, 1 is one; 10 is two; 11 is three; 100 is four, etc. --Davies & Peck. {Binary compound} (Chem.), a compound of two elements, or of an element and a compound performing the function of an element, or of two compounds performing the function of elements. {Binary logarithms}, a system of logarithms devised by Euler for facilitating musical calculations, in which 1 is the logarithm of 2, instead of 10, as in the common logarithms, and the modulus 1.442695 instead of .43429448. {Binary measure} (Mus.), measure divisible by two or four; common time. {Binary nomenclature} (Nat. Hist.), nomenclature in which the names designate both genus and species. {Binary scale} (Arith.), a uniform scale of notation whose ratio is two. {Binary star} (Astron.), a double star whose members have a revolution round their common center of gravity. {Binary theory} (Chem.), the theory that all chemical compounds consist of two constituents of opposite and unlike qualities.
\Bi"na*ry\, n. That which is constituted of two figures, things, or parts; two; duality. --Fotherby.

More Crossword Puzzle Words

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Cross Word Of The Day

  • Idle wheel ‐ a pulley on a shaft that presses against a guide belt to guide…
  • Savin ‐ procumbent or…
  • Cram full ‐ packed full to capacity; "chowder chockablock with pieces of…
  • Lamb's lettuce ‐ widely cultivated as a salad crop and pot herb;…
  • Bismarck sea ‐ World War II naval battle; Allied land-based bombers destroyed…
  • Indiscriminating ‐ not…
  • Astragalus danicus ‐ perennial of southern and western Europe having dense racemes…
  • Coniferophytina ‐ cone-bearing gymnosperms dating from the Carboniferous period;…
  • Unvaried ‐ not diversified [adj]…
  • Animal group ‐ a group…