/ Dictionary / Index A Algol: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Al'gol Pronunciation: (al'gol, -gôl), [key] — n. a star of the second magnitude in the constellation Perseus: the first known and most famous eclipsing binary star. Also called ALGOL Pronunciation: (al'gol, -gôl), [key] a computer language in which information is expressed in algebraic notation and according to the rules of Boolean algebra. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: algol (Thesaurus) algoid algolagnia Related Content Daily Word Quiz: perspicacious Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language