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分光連星 (ぶんこうれんせい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

分ぶん光こう連れん星せい

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Meanings

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spectroscopic binary

Technical term in astronomy for a binary star system identified through periodic Doppler shifts in its spectrum.

この分ぶん光こう連れん星せいは、スペクトルの変へん化

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This spectroscopic binary was found to be a binary star from changes in its spectrum.

Kanji

分part, minute of time, segment
光ray, light
連take along, lead, join
星star, spot, dot

Built from

分ぶん光こう+連れん星せい

Etymology

Compound of 分光 (spectroscopy) + 連星 (binary star).