syzygy
pronunciation
How to pronounce syzygy in British English: UK ['sɪzədʒɪ]
How to pronounce syzygy in American English: US ['sɪzədʒɪ]
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- Noun:
- the straight line configuration of 3 celestial bodies (as the sun and earth and moon) in a gravitational system
Word Origin
- syzygy (n.)
- "conjunction or opposition of a heavenly body with the sun," 1650s, from Late Latin syzygia, from Greek syzygia "yoke of animals, pair, union of two, conjunction," from syzygein "to yoke together," from assimilated form of syn- "together" (see syn-) + zygon "yoke" (see jugular). Related: Syzygial; Syzygiacal; Syzygetic.
Example
- 1. Enjoy the german summer feeling : syzygy 's beer garden .