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1. (n.) syzygy
an alignment of three celestial objects, as the sun, the earth, and either the moon or a planet.
2. syzygy
a measure in classical verse consisting of two feet, often of different kinds.
3. syzygy
any two related things, either alike or opposite.
Etymology: (1650–60; < LL syzygia < Gk syzygía union, pair =sýzyg(os) yoked together (sy-sy - +-zygos, adj. der. from base of zeugnýnai to yoke ) +-ia -y3)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) syzygy
the straight line configuration of 3 celestial bodies (as the sun and earth and moon) in a gravitational system
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) syzygy
the point of an orbit, as of the moon or a planet, at which it is in conjunction or opposition; -- commonly used in the plural
2. (noun) syzygy
the coupling together of different feet; as, in Greek verse, an iambic syzygy
3. (noun) syzygy
any one of the segments of an arm of a crinoid composed of two joints so closely united that the line of union is obliterated on the outer, though visible on the inner, side
4. (noun) syzygy
the immovable union of two joints of a crinoidal arm
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. syzygy
the point on the orbit of a planet, or the moon when it is in conjunction with, or in opposition to, the sun.
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