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Algol

Meaning of "Algol" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ALGOL

From Arabic al ghūl the ghoul.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF ALGOL

ˈælɡɒl


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ALGOL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Algol is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ALGOL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Algol

Algol, known colloquially as the Demon Star, is a bright star in the constellation Perseus. It is one of the best known eclipsing binaries, the first such star to be discovered, and also one of the first variable stars to be discovered. Algol is actually a three-star system in which the large and bright primary Beta Persei A is regularly eclipsed by the dimmer Beta Persei B. Thus, Algol's magnitude is usually near-constant at 2.1, but regularly dips to 3.4 every 2 days, 20 hours and 49 minutes during the roughly 10-hour long partial eclipses. There is also a secondary eclipse when the brighter star occults the fainter secondary. This secondary eclipse can only be detected photoelectrically. Algol gives its name to its class of eclipsing variable, known as Algol variables.

Definition of Algol in the English dictionary

The definition of Algol in the dictionary is the second brightest star in Perseus, the first known eclipsing binary. Visual magnitude: 2.2–3.5; period: 68.8 hours; spectral type : B8V.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ALGOL

argol · Gogol · googol · hypergol

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ALGOL

Algiers · algin · alginate · alginic acid · algoid · algolagnia · algolagniac · algolagnic · algolagnist · algological · algologically · algologist · algology · algometer · algometry · Algonkian · Algonkin · Algonquian · Algonquin · Algonquin Park

WORDS THAT END LIKE ALGOL

alcohol · Bristol · carol · col · control · cool · elementary school · espanol · high school · idol · Liverpool · middle school · mongol · patrol · pool · rigol · school · sol · symbol · tool

Synonyms and antonyms of Algol in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Algol» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ALGOL

Find out the translation of Algol to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of Algol from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Algol» in English.
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Translator English - Chinese

大陵五
1,325 millions of speakers
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Algol
570 millions of speakers
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Algol
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hi

Translator English - Hindi

एल्गॉल
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

رأس الغول
280 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Russian

Алголь
278 millions of speakers
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Algol
270 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Bengali

কম্পিউটারে কাজ করার একটি ভাষা
260 millions of speakers
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Algol
220 millions of speakers
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Algol
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Algol
180 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Japanese

アルゴール
130 millions of speakers
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알골
85 millions of speakers
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Algol
85 millions of speakers
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Algol
80 millions of speakers
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அல்காலை
75 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Marathi

अल्गोल
75 millions of speakers
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Algol
70 millions of speakers
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Algol
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Algol
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Алголь
40 millions of speakers
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Algol
30 millions of speakers
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Algol
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Algol
14 millions of speakers
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Algol
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Algol
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Trends of use of Algol

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ALGOL»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Algol

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ALGOL»

Discover the use of Algol in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Algol and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Algol-like Languages
More information on traditional denotational semantics maybe found in [MS76, Sto77]. PARTD BASIC PRINCIPLES A significant change in attitudes to ALGOL 60 was initiated by the paper "The Essence of ALGOL" by John Reynolds, reprinted ...
Peter O'Hearn, Robert Tennent, 1997
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ALGOL 68: A First and Second Course
Like FORTRAN, ALGOL 60 was designed for numerical calculation. It had a great impact on Computer Science in general. COBOL is a language whose use is confined almost entirely to the business world. It is used for writing programs to ...
Andrew D. McGettrick, 1978
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Programming in ALGOL
Revised report on the algorithmic language ALGOL 60 Dedicated to the memory of William Turanski by J. W. Backus, F. L. Bauer, J. Green, C. Katz, J. McCarthy, P. Naur, A. J. Perlis, H. Rutishauser, K. Samelson, B. Vauquois, J. H. Wegstein, ...
Jeffrey Soden Rohl, 1970
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Algol: The Ghoul Or Demon Star, A Supplement to the Earth ...
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series.
John Watts De Peyster, Frank Allaben, 2010
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Semantic Correctness of a Compiler for an Algol-like Language
This is a semantic proof of the correctness of a compiler.
James Allan Painter, 1967
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Proceedings of an International Conference on ALGOL 68 ...
The Algol 68 H compiler Algol 68 H Is a compiler for Algol 68, at present written in Algol W. When complete, it will accept all of Algol 68 as defined by the Revised Report on the Algorithmic Language Algol 68 (except for bugs in the Report) and  ...
Peter R. King, University of Manitoba. Dept. of Computer Science, 1975
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Software Portability: An Advanced Course
A USE OF ALGOL 60 B. A. Wlchmann National Physical Laboratory, ENGLAND 1 . Introduction General advice on writing algorithms in ALGOL 60 is to be found in (Hill, Scowen and Wlchmann, 1975). Rather than repeat that information, this ...
P. J. Brown, 1979
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Luciferian Witchcraft
Evoke and Invoke the mysteries from which the sorcerer may awaken their own semblance of possibility. Our forms shall be many, from which shall reflect in the mirror of Algol. The sigil of Yatukan Sorcery in a modern context is: ALGOL – A ...
Michael Ford, 2005
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Tourists from Algol: Stories of the Unexpected
The. Medium. I. nside the cabin, lulled by the pleasant piped-in music, Dr. S., the well-known television scientist, dozes and waits for the miracle of flight. He is thinking, perhaps for no reason at all, of a fox he once saw on the farm of a friend at ...
Tom Henighan, 1983
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Exoplanets: Finding, Exploring, and Understanding Alien Worlds
The regular fading of an eclipsing binary star was first noted for Algol (b Per) in 1782 by John Goodricke (although he thought that the obscuring body was dark). In fact the fading, but not its regular occurrence, had been spotted over a century  ...
C. R. Kitchin, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ALGOL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Algol is used in the context of the following news items.
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Merced veteran shares pride on Independence Day
Soria, a Merced High School graduate, served in the Navy on the USS Algol from 1943 to 1946. | Andrew Kuhn akuhn@mercedsunstar.com. «Merced Sun-Star, Jul 15»
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AdaCore President Robert B. K. Dewar (1945-2015)
Dr. Dewar was involved in the design of Algol 68, a member of IFIP WG2.1 on Algorithmic Languages and Calculi, and served as that group's ... «Virtual-Strategy Magazine, Jul 15»
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Stargazing 101: Perseus the Hero
Algol is a very famous star located in the cluster that makes up Perseus. It is the white “star” in the right leg of the man-shaped constellation. «Clapway, Jun 15»
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Old computer programming languages that refuse to die
Algol was essentially the first attempt to write a language that could transcend its platform and be used on many different machines. It turned out ... «Malay Mail Online, Jun 15»
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Adhyayan Suman and Sara Loren starrer 'Ishq Click' to release on …
It is directed by Anil Ballani and produced by Ajay Jaiswal and Satish Tripathi under the banner of Algol Films. For more interesting Bollywood ... «Times of India, Jun 15»
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'Ishq Click' locked for 21st August 2015 release
It is directed by Anil Ballani and produced by Ajay Jaiswal and Satish Tripathi under the banner of Algol Films. Satish-Ajay has composed the ... «IndiaGlitz, Jun 15»
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"Remembering ARRA: A pioneer in Dutch Computing"
Van Wijngaarden played a crucial role in the advancement of the Dutch hardware industry and programming languages such as Algol 60 and ... «Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica, Jun 15»
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Algol Films' 'Ishq Click' releases its first motion poster!
The sizzling hot chemistry between Bollywood's latest couple is very evident in the minute long video, that introduces Sara as Sophia Dias and ... «IndiaGlitz, May 15»
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Dragons and Venus Arise to Fool
... that combines, among other variables, the greatest elongation of Venus, Algol's brightness, and the tilt of the Opportunity rover's solar panels. «SkyandTelescope.com, Apr 15»
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See the Demon Star Algol 'Wink' in the Night Sky
The so-called "demon star" of Algol is the most prominent eclipsing variable star in the night sky, and if you know when and where to look, you ... «Yahoo News UK, Feb 15»
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