Usually means: Two touching celestial bodies, orbiting.
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  1. contact binary: Merriam-Webster
  2. contact binary: Wiktionary
  3. contact binary: Infoplease Dictionary
  4. contact binary: Dictionary.com
  5. Contact binary (asteroid), Contact binary (small Solar System body), Contact binary: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

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Definitions from Wiktionary (contact binary)

noun:  (astronomy) A binary star whose component stars are in physical contact (share an upper atmosphere).
noun:  (astronomy) A bilobated small Solar System body formed from two bodies that gravitated together and fused into one.

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