overcontact binary system

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(Bilgisayar) A close binary system in which each star has filled and expanded well beyond its Roche lobe. The system therefore consists of two stellar cores surrounded by a common, dumbbell-shaped convective envelope. Such a system is often an eclipsing binary of the W Ursae Majoris type. See also Common Envelope Binary
overcontact binary system
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