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eclips′ing var′iable, [Astron.]
  1. Astronomya variable star whose changes in brightness are caused by periodic eclipses of two stars in a binary system. Also called eclips′ing bi′nary. 
  • eclipse + -ing2 1920–25

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
eclipsing binary, eclipsing variable n
  1. a binary star whose orbital plane lies in or near the line of sight so that one component is regularly eclipsed by its companion
    See also variable star
'eclipsing variable' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
eclipsing binary

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