syzygy
An alignment of three celestial bodies such that one body is directly between the…An alignment of three celestial bodies (for example, the Sun, Earth, and Moon) such that one body is directly between the other two, such as occurs at an eclipse.
» Tom was worried about the approaching trisolar syzygy.
Meaning
7 senses(countable, uncountable)An alignment of three celestial bodies (for example, the Sun, Earth, and Moon) such that one body is directly between the other two, such as occurs at an eclipse.
Syzygie, Syzygium
сизигияsizigija
сизи́гіяsyzýhija
the straight line configuration of 3 celestial bodies (as the sun and earth and moon) in a gravitational system
(countable, uncountable)An archetypal pairing of contrasexual opposites, symbolizing the communication of the conscious and unconscious minds.
(countable, uncountable)A relation between generators of a module.
(countable, uncountable)The fusion of some or all of the organs.
(countable, uncountable)The association of two protozoa end-to-end or laterally for the purpose of asexual exchange of genetic material.
(countable, uncountable)The pairing of chromosomes in meiosis.
(countable, uncountable)Complementary female–male pairings of the emanations known as Aeons.
Examples
2 sentencesTom was worried about the approaching trisolar syzygy.
Syzygy is the alignment of three celestial bodies, in this case the Sun, Moon and Earth.
Translations
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Origin
From Late Latin sȳzygia (“a conjunction”), from Ancient Greek συζυγία (suzugía, “a union,From Late Latin sȳzygia (“a conjunction”), from Ancient Greek συζυγία (suzugía, “a union, a yoke, a pair”). This word was recognized as English in 1847 (in its astronomical meaning).
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Forms
plural: syzygiesWord family
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