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syzygy

[ siz-i-jee ]

noun

plural syzygies.
  1. Astronomy. an alignment of three celestial objects, as the sun, the earth, and either the moon or a planet:

    Syzygy in the sun-earth-moon system occurs at the time of full moon and new moon.

  2. Classical Prosody. a group or combination of two feet, sometimes restricted to a combination of two feet of different kinds.
  3. any two related things, either alike or opposite.


syzygy

/ 藞s瑟z瑟伞蓹l; s瑟藞z瑟d蕭瑟蓹l; 藢s瑟z瑟藞d蕭蓻t瑟k; 藞s瑟z瑟d蕭瑟 /

noun

  1. either of the two positions (conjunction or opposition) of a celestial body when sun, earth, and the body lie in a straight line

    the moon is at syzygy when full

  2. (in classical prosody) a metrical unit of two feet
  3. rare.
    any pair, usually of opposites
  4. biology the aggregation in a mass of certain protozoans, esp when occurring before sexual reproduction
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

syzygy

  1. Either of two points in the orbit of a celestial body where the body is in opposition to or in conjunction with the Sun.
    1. Either of the two points in the orbit of the Moon when it lies in a straight line with the Sun and Earth. A new moon syzygy occurs when the Moon is between the Sun and the Earth; a full moon syzygy occurs when the Earth is between the Moon and the Sun.
    2. The configuration of the Sun, Moon, and Earth when lying in a straight line.
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Derived Forms

  • 藢蝉测锄测藞驳别迟颈肠补濒濒测, adverb
  • syzygial, adjective
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 蝉测路锄测驳路颈路补濒 [si-, zij, -ee-, uh, l], 蝉测锄路测路驳别迟路颈肠 [siz-i-, jet, -ik], 蝉测锄路测路驳补濒 [siz, -i-g, uh, l], adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of syzygy1

1650鈥60; < Late Latin syzygia < Greek 蝉测锄测驳铆补 union, pair, equivalent to 蝉媒锄测驳 ( os ) yoked together ( sy- sy- + zyg-, base of 锄别耻驳苍媒苍补颈 to yoke 1 + -os adj. suffix) + -ia -y 3
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of syzygy1

C17: from Late Latin syzygia, from Greek suzugia, from suzugos yoked together, from syn- + zugon a yoke
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What was striking to an Angeleno about this concert was just how much Tilson Thomas represented a longtime syzygy between the San Francisco orchestra and the Los Angeles Philharmonic.

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Equally compelling is the knowledge that you are witnessing a syzygy, an alignment of Earth, Moon and Sun that darkens the sky by an additional factor of 10,000 in the last minute alone.

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In the case of free parasites, a well-developed cyst is secreted by the syzygy, which rotates and gradually becomes spherical.

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Still, the moon may influence the weather, though she may not effect changes at her syzygies or quadratures, and this subject should not be too summarily dismissed.

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The syzygies are characteristic of the Valentinian teaching, and the symbolism of marriage plays an important part in the 鈥渟ystem鈥 of all the Valentinians.

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