the second brightest star in Perseus, the first known eclipsing binary. Visual magnitude: 2.2–3.5; period: 68.8 hours; spectral type (brighter component): B8V
Word origin
C14: from Arabic al ghūl the ghoul
Algol in British English2
(ˈælɡɒl)
noun
a computer programming language designed for mathematical and scientific purposes; a high-level language
Word origin
C20 alg(orithmic) o(riented) l(anguage)
ALGOL in American English
(ˈælˌgɑl; ˈælgɔl) or ˈAlgol (ˈælˌgɑl; ˈælgɔl)
noun
a computer language employing algebraic symbols, used internationally for scientific computations
Word origin
algo(rithmic) l(anguage)
Algol in American English
(ˈælˌgɑl)
noun
a binary variable star in the constellation Perseus: magnitude 2.2 to 3.5: the fainter star regularly eclipses its brighter companion