Algol

[Al·gol]

The second brightest star in Perseus; the first known eclipsing binary

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Ground ivy (Nepeta Glechoma).

Noun
ALGOrithmic Language; a programming language used to express computer programs as algorithms

Noun
second brightest star in Perseus; first known eclipsing binary

n.
A fixed star, in Medusa's head, in the constellation Perseus, remarkable for its periodic variation in brightness.

Algol

Ale"hoof` , n. [AS. hfe ground ivy; the first part is perh. a corruption: cf. OE. heyhowe hedgehove, 38 ground ivy, 'bdin old MSS. heyhowe, heyoue, haihoue, halehoue.'b8 [Prior]. Ground ivy (Nepeta Glechoma).> Al"gol , n. [Ar. al-ghl destruction, calamity, fr. gh'bela to take suddenly, destroy.] (Astron.) A fixed star, in Medusa's head, in the constellation Perseus, remarkable for its periodic variation in brightness.

Ground ivy (Nepeta Glechoma).

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