Common envelope

/ˈkɑmən ˈɛnvəˌloʊp/ noun

Definition

A phase in binary star evolution where one star engulfs its companion, and both stellar cores orbit within the expanded outer atmosphere, typically leading to the ejection of the envelope and a much closer binary system.

Etymology

From Latin 'communis' meaning 'shared' and Old French 'enveloppe' meaning 'wrapper'. The term was coined in the 1970s as computer simulations began to model this complex evolutionary phase.

Kelly Says

Common envelope evolution is like a cosmic dance of death and rebirth—two stars literally sharing the same atmosphere! This dramatic phase can shrink binary orbits from the size of our solar system down to just a few stellar radii in less than a thousand years.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
የተሳሰብ መላኪያ
ye-te-sa-seb me-la-ki-ya
ARالعربية
غلاف مشترك
ghlaf mushtareq
BNবাংলা
সাধারণ চিঠিপত্র
sodharon chittipotr
CACatalà
sobre comú
so-bre ko-mù
CSČeština
běžný obálka
běžný obálka
DADansk
almindelig kuvert
al-min-de-lig ku-vert
DEDeutsch
gemeinsamer Umschlag
gəˈmɛɪ̯ntsamer ʊmˈʃlɑːx
ELΕλληνικά
κοινή φακελάκι
koinē fakeláki
ESEspañol
sobre común
soh-bre ko-mún
FAفارسی
लिست مشترک
list moshtarak
FISuomi
yleinen kirjekuori
yleinen kir-je-kuori
FRFrançais
enveloppe commune
ɑ̃vɔlɔp ko-mûn
GUGU
સામાન્ય પત્રક
saamaan ptraak
HAHA
karya gida
karya gi-da
HEעברית
koperta משותפת
ko-per-ta mi-sho-ta-fet
HIहिन्दी
सामान्य लिफाफा
samaan likhafa
HUMagyar
közös boríték
kö-zös bo-ri-ték
IDBahasa Indonesia
amplop umum
am-plop oo-mum
IGIG
akwụkwọ ụlọ
akwu-kwo ulo
ITItaliano
busta comune
bùsta ko-mùne
JA日本語
共通の封筒
きょうのほうとう
KKKK
орталык конверт
orta-lyk kon-vert
KMKM
ស្លាកសរសេរ
slak sar-ser
KO한국어
공통 봉투
gongtong bongtu
MRMR
सामान्य पत्र
samaan patra
MSBahasa Melayu
sampul biasa
sam-pul bi-sa-a
MYမြန်မာ
ပြည်သူလူမျိုး တစ်ခု
pyi-thù-lu-mjo-o-yit-hgu
NLNederlands
gemene envelop
ge-mene en-ve-loep
NONorsk
vanlig konvolutt
van-lig kon-vo-lut
PAPA
ਸਾਂਝਾ ਡਾਕ
saanjhā dāk
PLPolski
wspólna koperta
wspólna ko-per-ta
PTPortuguês
envelope comum
ɛn-vɛ-lu-pu kom-um
RORomână
plic comun
plic ko-mùn
RUРусский
общий конверт
obshchii konvert
SVSvenska
vanlig kuvert
van-lig ku-vert
SWKiswahili
jumla envelope
joo-mla en-ve-lo-pe
TAதமிழ்
பொதுவான அஞ்சல் ச封
pothuvana anjal sevu
TEతెలుగు
సాధారణ పత్రిక
saadhaarana patrika
THไทย
ซองจดหมายทั่วไป
song jot mai tua pai
TLTL
karaniwang sulat
ka-ra-ni-wang su-lat
TRTürkçe
ortak zarf
ort-ak zarf
UKУкраїнська
звичайний конверт
riznyy konvert
URاردو
عام envelop
aam en-velup
VITiếng Việt
phong bì chung
phông bì chung
YOYO
agbeko okan
ag-be-ko o-kan
ZH中文
共同信封
gòngtóng xìnfēng
ZUZU
isivakashi esinye
i-si-va-ka-shi e-si-nye

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